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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018.Former Foreign Minister Kishida boosts Abe's chances of staying on as PM
By Leika Kihara TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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since1981
Why not just let the people of Japan decide who leads the country.
jcapan
While I agree parliamentary systems are strange--I prefer having a say about who leads my country--but who's saying voters haven't continuously supported the LDP and thus it's leadership. Last year's election results looked like this:
LDP 18,555,717
Kibo no to (Koike’s party) 9,677,524
Komeito 6,977,712
Ishin no Kai 3,387,097
Constitutional Democratic Party 11,084,890
Communist 4,404,081
You're looking at about 38 million votes for the 4 conservative parties and only about 15 million votes for more liberal/left candidates. Whichever LDP president helms the party and thus the nation, we're likely in for the same cocktail of nationalism and neoliberalism.
papigiulio
I guess If you can't beat them. Join them. The elections are next month but still I havent see any news about Abe's competitors. Not even scandals or bad rep can beat Abe, he must be feeling invincible.
Alexandre T. Ishii
That's bad news he is not able to candidate himself and stay under current Abe's government, I feel much things behind the LDP scenes, they've plot around not to be. That's what it occurs when a ruling party monopolizes the domestic system and there'll be no traces/trucks to direct vote from us citizens.
Wakarimasen
One old out of touch oligarchic leader is much like another.
Ganbare Japan!
Excellent news. Kishida-san is a smart man, and realizes Japan is doing very well, and will continue the course, under the rule of PM Abe for the coming years. In the long-term future, if he watches and learns from PM Abe, he may be a future leader.
Akie
Does Abe ned Kishida to boost chances ? I don't think so.
Eric Barasa
@Akie.....yes he does. the LDP has factions (groups of politicians aligned together and vote as a block). Abe is the leader of one of the four major LDP factions, the other faction leaders being Aso (Vice PM), Kishida, and Takeshita. Abe already has Aso in the bag, so he only needs one of the remaining two factions to endorse him and he is a winner. KIshida's endorsement just made him the LDP chairman elect (and by extension, PM elect!)