New Delhi : According to media reports Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba indicated on Sunday that he is going to step down. He has taken this decision after the increasing criticism from within his own party and a crushing defeat in the July parliamentary elections. According to Japanese TV reports, party leaders had demanded him to take political responsibility.
Ishiba took over as Prime Minister in October last year. However, for the past one month, he was facing pressure from the right wing of the party to resign, but he was constantly opposing this demand. Ishiba’s move came at a time when his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was going to decide on Monday whether to hold a leadership election within the party soon or not. This decision would have been like a no-confidence motion against Ishiba.
Shigeru Ishiba took over as Prime Minister in October itself, but his party faced a crushing defeat in the July parliamentary elections. The government’s stability was questioned due to the lack of majority in the 248-seat Upper House. After this defeat, Ishiba became the target of opposition within the party. Especially the right wing was constantly demanding his resignation. Till now he kept bearing the pressure, but finally he decided to step down.
This step of Ishiba is considered very important, because his party was going to vote on the leadership change the very next day i.e. on Monday. If this proposal had passed, it would have been like expressing direct no confidence against Ishiba. To avoid this situation and calm the growing disco