The decision could arrive in August
There is no doubt according to the Japanese press: the resignation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appear inevitable after the heavy electoral debacle suffered by the government coalition last Sunday, with the burning loss of the majority in the Senate, and the conservative leader will be forced to make a definitive decision on his future at the end of August. Although Ishiba said he “did not have any reference to the possibility of resigning, on the sidelines of the meeting that occurred today with the former first ministers Taro Aso, Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida at the Liberal-Democratic office (LDP), the Secretary General of the Party, Hiroshi Moriyama, said that a meeting of the parliamentarians of the ADP of both rooms will be held next Monday, With particular attention to Ishiba’s decision to remain at the helm of the party and the government.
Ishiba added that it will be informed in detail on the negotiations when the negotiator leader and minister for economic revitalization, Ryosei Akazawa, will return from the United States, tomorrow.
