Prime Minister Ishiba， the “general of the defeated army，” is “rather a success” as experts name two “real war criminals” behind LDP’s crushing defeat， “the whole of Japan is outraged．”
LDP suffers crushing defeat…Prime Minister Ishiba takes responsibility but also gives credit The House of Representatives election was held on the 27th, and the ruling party fell short of a majority in a turbulent turn of events. What was the reason for the LDP’s crushing defeat, what will happen to the government run by a minority ruling party, and what is the future of Japanese politics? We spoke to political journalist Koichi Kakutani about his overall assessment of the House of Representatives election and his outlook for future political developments. This time, the LDP suffered a crushing defeat, dropping its number of seats from 247 before the election announcement to 191. The Komeito Party also only managed to win 24 seats, falling short of the 233 seats needed for a combined majority for both parties. Facing the headwinds of the slush fund scandal, the Liberal Democratic Party ended up suffering a major defeat. Voices are already being raised from all quarters calling for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to take responsibility. “Some people are saying that this result is a call for Ishiba to be demoted, but even if he is demoted, it won’t change anything. It was a difficult decision to not endorse the politicians who had illicit funds, but in the end, they were simply not accepted by the voters. It doesn’t make sense to ask Ishihara to step down just because he made the candidate unofficial and lost. This is not to say that Ishiba is not responsible, but with nothing having been done yet, this election is being seen more as a report card for the Kishida administration. Although he lost the election, his attempt to remove problematic lawmakers and clean up issues of politics and money was an achievement. It is not a good idea to emotionally blame the top leader, and if he is removed, it is possible that the LDP will be further shunned.” Continued below “Lost General” Prime Minister Ishiba “rather achieved” Expert names two “real war criminals” for LDP’s crushing defeat “The whole of Japan is angry” ※Previous thread [Politics] “Lost General” Prime Minister Ishiba “rather achieved” Expert names two “real war criminals” for LDP’s crushing defeat “The whole of Japan is angry” [Gure★] ★ 2024/10/29 (Tue) 09:32:06.92.
>>1 Since many of the Abe faction members lost the election, the LDP should take this as an opportunity to reinvent itself. Get rid of the long-standing Abe faction politics.
>>1 Is this okay for Ishiba? Probably. Wasn’t this Ishiba’s fifth time running for the presidential election? He must have thoroughly simulated the scenario after he became prime minister. Considering the order of presidential election → general election, he can’t show any moves to eliminate the Abe faction before the presidential election. If they realize he’s trying to support an assassin, he won’t be able to win the presidential election before he becomes prime minister. Even if he wins the general election, he won’t be able to implement the policies he wants if there are opposing forces within the party. Isn’t Ishiba’s aim to weaken the Abe faction in the general election from the beginning?
Ishihara is popular among Abe fans and opposition supporters, but disliked by conservative members of the LDP. When an election comes around, opposition supporters will support the opposition party, and conservative supporters will wonder if there’s somewhere else to turn.
The popularity of Ishihara in the LDP is actually due to him being a secret member of the Constitutional Party, and it was a ploy to vote for Ishihara in the presidential election, so that people would vote for the Constitutional Party in the election, but the LDP has become unable to see through such a simple thing!
It would be a total loss of face for Ishiba, who is a favorite of the media, to immediately resign. Ishiba is just a favorite of opposition supporters and the media.
>>13 Kishida can only become president after the Upper House election After the Upper House election, there won’t be an election for three years (unless the Diet is dissolved) Kishida is better than Ishiba, but he’ll lose a lot in the Upper House election lol Kishida should recharge his batteries until next year’s presidential election.
Tamaki, like Ishiba and Noda, is a liberal and in favor of raising taxes. The Democratic Party for the People has been trying to appeal to the conservative voters by claiming to be close to Takaichi, and their support has actually grown. The Democratic Party for the People received more votes than the Komeito Party.
Ishihara is to the left of the CDP, so if you’re going to vote for him, it’s obviously going to be the CDP. The moment Ishihara was appointed president, defeat was certain. What do you mean Ishihara is an achievement, you idiot?
Japanese people hate liars and betrayals Sankei Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru loses heavily with 13 wins and 63 losses in the single-seat constituencies where support was received, calling into question his “popularity with the people” His approval rating is dropping rapidly Ishiba Cabinet approval rating 28%, lowest since inauguration, Jiji Press opinion poll NHK Ishiba Cabinet “approval” down 3 points from last week to 41%, interest in the House of Representatives election Asahi opinion poll: Ishiba Cabinet approval rating 33%, 53% have no hope for economic policies
If Takaichi had been the winner, Ishihara’s supporters would have switched to the Constitutional Democratic Party and there would have been a change of government 🤣.
Ishihara’s complete about-face as soon as he became president was shocking, and his brazen remark about the 20 million yen was also shocking. If there had been any hope for Ishihara, they could have avoided such a devastating defeat. Ishihara bears full responsibility.
Rather than the failure to disclose the slush funds themselves, the accumulation of a lack of remorse, a stance of not trying to clarify the facts, and attempts to gloss over them with a change in party leader and lenient punishments, the 20 million yen issue is symbolic.
I think Takaichi was a bit iffy, but she was better than Ishiba in that she didn’t give the impression of wavering. Ishiba is a bit too scared of losing conservative votes and doesn’t have the guts to make a decision.
>>35 Ishiba’s policies are weak to begin with. He even served as minister for regional revitalization for three terms. Is there anyone who can answer about the results?
No, no, in the end it was Ishihara’s mistake. There’s no way Ishihara didn’t know that the 20 million yen was transferred. Also, it would be a huge inconvenience if 20 million yen were to be transferred at this time. Of course I’d send it back. First of all, it is wrong that Ishihara was dragged into the ring by the leftist media and the opposition parties and ended up punishing the problematic lawmaker himself. The LDP should have gone ahead and prioritized the economy and aimed for Japan’s growth.
Ishiba Shigeru and Moriyama Hiroshi, who were voted no confidence by the entire nation in the general election that began for their own convenience, need to stop their pointless resistance and resign immediately. Lawmakers who fail to disclose information have been punished for spending just 1 million yen. Ishiba Shigeru was asked in the Diet about the 1.75 billion yen and needs to disclose how it was spent down to the last million yen. If he cannot do this, his election as a candidate with official approval is invalid and he needs to resign immediately.
Ishiba is a savior for the LDP. There is no doubt that it was a better choice for Ishiba himself, as he was able to shed the unnecessary baggage. The only ones who lost out were the underdogs in the illicit funds community and those who have nothing better to offer than being part of the LDP.
Well, if it had been Takaichi, he would have lost more. There might have been a change of government. But he managed to maintain power, so it was a close victory.
>>48 Takaichi, Koizumi, Kishida, and others wouldn’t have lost so much He doesn’t get support because of Ishiba The results in the constituency where Ishiba, who is supposed to be popular, went to campaign were pretty disastrous The media, who are close to the opposition party, were just biased in reporting that Ishiba was popular.
>>53 In hindsight, Kishida would have been best served to hold onto his seats if he had dissolved the Diet immediately after the summit. Either way, the collapse of the LDP-Komeito organizational power was made clear in this election, so they will never recover from this.
>>56 If he could maintain power even after passing bills like optional separate surnames for married couples and LGBT legislation, would that be considered a recognition of his talent by the net-uyo?
>>56 I think Ishiba’s style will get him through. Essentially, he can get away with it by simply incorporating the opposition’s ideas as they come to his aid.
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