New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba “already discordant” and the future of his “short-lived administration” is in sight– | FRIDAY DIGITAL

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba “already discordant” and the future of his “short-lived administration” is in sight–

10.27The announcement to hold a general election was flooded with accusations of "lying" and "change" from within and outside the party. The cabinet ministers have no sense of renewal, and their discovery and argumentation are transparent. ......

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When he served as director general of the Defense Agency under the Koizumi administration in 2004, there was a scandal in which he was found to have failed to pay pension insurance premiums.

Lies have already caused discord in the new administration.

In fact, Mr. Ishiba also sincerely believed that the House of Representatives should be dissolved at an early date,” he said. His statement that the House of Representatives should not be dissolved when the global situation is still unknowable was intended as a measure for the presidential election.

Nevertheless, his decision to call for a general election on October 27, after having so easily backpedaled on his own theory developed during the election campaign, has left those around him in a quandary. It is no wonder that party members call him a liar. In a sense, his inability to read the atmosphere was one of his strong points, but as soon as he became president, he became an ordinary politician who puts party interests first. If he continues like this from the beginning, I can’t imagine what the future holds for him.

Shigeru Ishiba, 67, was named prime minister at an extraordinary session of the Diet on October 1.

However, his sudden “change of course” and “lies” have already caused some discord in the new administration. Former LDP official and political analyst Atsuo Ito says, “He has been a political analyst since he was a freshman.

He has been complaining about the issue of politics and money since he was a freshman. He has maintained this stance ever since he launched the Utopian Politics Study Group in response to the recruiting scandal in 1988, saying, ‘It is strange that so much money is spent on politics. When it came time to run for the presidency, however, he toned it down, avoiding explicit statements about the disposition of the backstage money lawmakers. Since the public had hoped that Mr. Ishiba would put an end to the issue of politics and money, it is only natural that they were disappointed.

As the LDP president was elected in the first presidential election after the dissolution of the major factions within the LDP, there was a growing desire for bold change. However, there is no sign of such an intention in the appointments.

Although there are no backbenchers in the cabinet, the appointment of Junko Mihara (60) and Manabu Sakai (59), who are close to Vice President Suga Yoshihide (75), shows that the party is looking to see how Mr. Suga will look at them. No private-sector appointments have been made, and the cabinet has not been given its own color. While it is understandable that he would make appointments of Diet members who have supported him, the mere fact that the target of discovery was changed from Taro Aso, 84, of the previous administration to Mr. Kan gives the impression that he is paying attention to his elders,” said Koichi Kakutani, a political journalist.

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