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Japan PM Fumio Kishida resignation: There is a big political stir in Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has resigned along with his cabinet on Tuesday. Kishida took office in 2021, but is stepping down so the party can have a new leader as the government is mired in scandals.
Path cleared for Shigeru Ishiba to assume power
-After Kishida, now the way has been cleared for his possible successor Shigeru Ishiba to take charge.
-Ishiba has planned to hold parliamentary elections on October 27. After which he will be formally elected Prime Minister.
– Ishiba announced plans to call a snap election on Monday, saying, “I believe it is important for the new administration to take a decision from the people as soon as possible.”
Opposition parties attacked Ishiba
Opposition parties criticized Ishiba for leaving little time to review his policies in parliament and churches before the vote. Ishiba was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party on Friday to replace Kishida, who announced in August that he would step down at the end of his three-year term.
Ishiba can be elected Prime Minister today
Ishiba can be elected Prime Minister after voting in Parliament today, because his party dominates the ruling coalition in Parliament. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Kishida and his ministers resigned at a cabinet meeting in the morning.
Hayashi, who is close to Kishida, said that the world has high expectations from Japan's diplomatic role. He has witnessed deepening global divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.