Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has suffered a major setback. Ishiba’s ruling coalition has failed to get a majority in the upper house with 248 seats in the parliamentary election. Japan’s Parliament voted for 124 out of 248 seats of ‘House of Counselors’, the upper house of ‘Diet’. Ishiba’s ‘Liberal Democratic Party’ (LDP) and its coalition partner Comeito had to win a majority to maintain a majority in addition to 75 seats in addition to 75 seats but the alliance could win only 47 seats. One seat has not been decided yet.
Defeat in lower house election also
It is being seen as a second major shock for Ishiba -led alliance. The coalition was also defeated in the election of the lower house earlier. After the defeat, the coalition led by Ishiba has come under minority in both houses. The new development has increased political instability in Japan. This is the first time since the party’s establishment in 1955 when LDP has lost a majority in both houses of Parliament. Despite this defeat, Ishiba has expressed the determination to continue in office to deal with economic challenges. However, let us also tell here that despite losing the majority in the upper house, the Ishiba government will not change immediately as the Upper House does not have the right to bring a motion of no confidence against any leader.
What did PM Ishiba say?
Ishiba said, “I will fulfill my responsibility as the head of the top party and work for the country.” He said, “This is a difficult situation. I accept it with humility and honesty. ”Ishiba said that the reason for his party’s poor performance could also be that the steps taken by his government to reduce inflation has not yet got the benefit of the people.
What was the exit poll saying?
Ishiba had set a target of a simple majority of 125 seats which means his ‘Liberal Democratic Party’ and his Buddhist -backed coalition partner Comeeto needed to win 50 seats in the already existing 75 seats but the party failed to touch the figure. Ishiba’s defeat was also expected in the ‘Exit Poll’ (post -voting survey). According to the ‘Exit Poll’ released by Japan’s ‘NHK’ television, the Prime Minister’s alliance was estimated to get 32-51 seats, while the other channels estimated that their alliance could get more than 40 seats. (AP)
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