Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister and supporter of an “Asian NATO,” replaced Fumio Kishida, who had been criticized for corruption scandals.
Shigeru Ishiba became Japan's new Prime Minister after winning elections within the Liberal Democratic Party, but he was unable to do so. Ishiba will succeed former Defense Minister Fumio Kishida, who has suffered from falling approval ratings amid a series of corruption scandals.
The 67-year-old politician, who served as Defense Minister and Agriculture Minister in the 2000s, secured the post in a vote in the sixth gallery, which was his fifth attempt to secure the party leadership. Ishiba won the second round by a majority of 215 votes to 194, after passing the first round against the other candidates.
After the election, Ishiba promised that the match would be now “She was born again and regained people's trust.” It promises to combat and achieve high inflation “I got two real salaries.” According to CNN. We also call on Japan – a key US ally in the region – to lead the creation of an Asian version of NATO to combat potential threats from China and North Korea.
Ishiba has been described not only as a progressive, but also as a progressive “Mother Estranho” and “lone wolf” He is often not afraid to confront his party, or he gives in to high-level enemies and grassroots allies.
He criticized Japan's policy of increasing the use of nuclear energy and the ban on homes having separate titles. He was also a vocal critic of how his predecessor Kishida confronted the party's corruption scandal, which did not begin this year.
This controversy was considered two main factors that opened the way to Kishida's decision, last August, not to run for re-election. The former prime minister's approval ratings did not appear last summer, when a scandal broke in which the Liberal Democrats were alleged to have raised undeclared political funds by selling tickets to party events. Kishida did not personally participate in the events, but was widely criticized for his inability to control his party colleagues.
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