TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will establish a new national leader.
The vote is limited to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party 's parliamentarians and dues-paying members. Because the party's governing coalition dominates parliament, the winner is assured to be Japan ’s next prime minister .The winner must quickly regain public trust, or Japan could face a return to a damaging cycle of short-lived governments, experts say.The vote is limited to LDP lawmakers and 1.1 million grassroots members. That's less than 1% of the country’s eligible voters.
The vote is crucial for the LDP, which is looking for a leader who can revive public support for the party after scandals thatExperts say this election could mark a return to an era similar to the early 2000s, when “revolving door” leadership changes and political instability ended only withwho had one year in power before he was forced to resign over his unpopular handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I foresee a continued stagnation in the political situation, with the LDP repeatedly changing faces,” said Chiyako Sato, a political editorial writer for the Mainichi newspaper.Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, has steadily ranked No. 1 in media surveys. Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of a former popular prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, is behind Ishiba.
Of the two women, Takaichi ranks higher in media surveys than Kamikawa. She has ties to Abe faction members, including those implicated in the slush funds scandal, and her conservative support for paternalistic traditions are criticized by some as bad for women’s advancement. The main opposition — the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan — has scored some wins in local elections this year. That was helped by LDP scandals. But the party has since struggled to build momentum.
At an LDP candidates' campaign event in Tokyo, party member Shohei Tsunoda, 72, said: “It would be good if we could have a system like in America, where two parties compete and take turns in power. But right now, the CPDJ doesn’t seem to have that kind of strength.”Australia job vacancies drop 5.2% in August quarter
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