Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, faces another tough vote in parliament on Monday, though he is likely re-elected
A group of Japanese lawmakers, center, arrive at the parliament in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. in more than a decade, faces another vote in parliament on Monday, though he is likely to be re-elected as leader and remain in power.A special parliamentary session convenes later Monday to pick a new leader. A vote is mandatory within 30 days of a general election. In the past, these votes did not attract as much attention because an LDP leader was virtually assured to be prime minister.
Since the election loss, Ishiba has refused to step down, saying is willing to cooperate with additional coalition partners to boost stability and help him pursue his party’s policies. Noda, head of the centrist opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has sought to form an opposition coalition — but so far unsuccessfully.
He is eyeing a rising smaller, conservative opposition, the Democratic Party for the People, whose seats quadrupled to 28 under its popular leader Yuichiro Tamaki.
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