Some LDP branches believed to be urging Shigeru Ishiba to step down
發佈日期: 2025-07-22 21:42
TVB News
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, is experiencing its weakest parliamentary position in seven decades after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the upper house in Sunday's election.
However, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay in office to protect the country from political turmoil.
It's believed that some LDP regional branches are calling for Ishiba to step down.
Analysts say the LDP will face a new phase of instability if Ishiba decides to quit at some point.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi says the LDP must accept the election results humbly and sincerely.
Minister of Agriculture Shinjiro Koizum has called on Ishiba to tell the public that he is facing the election reality in a serious manner.
But there is speculation that former Prime Minister Taro Aso, the leader of the largest LDP faction, is adamant that Ishiba must go.
Japan's economic stress and the rising number of foreign residents were among issues that the public had expressed concerns over the LDP's ways of handling them.
