Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Wenxiong announced on Wednesday that he will resign as the Prime Minister on Wednesday, becoming the latest one on the increasingly increasing list of leaders.Increasing dissatisfaction.
Kishida Wenxiong, 67, announced at a press conference that he will not participate in the CEO of the Liberal Democratic Party of the ruling party in September this year, and the winners will be the Prime Minister.
Since 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party has been firmly controlled by the Japanese Parliament in addition to four years.However, in the past few decades, the Liberal Democratic Party scandal has continued to perform incompetence in dealing with many deep -rooted challenges in Japan, which has caused widespread dissatisfaction among voters.
Kishida Wenxiong is the party's gentle faction. Even when he served as the Prime Minister in October 2021, his support rate fell to a new low in recent months.
Although the polls show that the Japanese people are extremely dissatisfied with the ruling party, this dissatisfaction is rarely expressed in the voting box.Japan's low voting rate and weak political opposition forces have largely exempted the Liberal Democratic Party to a large extent from the pressure that may be defeated nationwide.
Kishida Wenxiong said on Wednesday that he hoped that his decision would give the Liberal Democratic Party a chance to make great changes.
"Only by the trust of the people can the government exist. I made this decision because of the strong desire to promote political reform," he said."The most obvious first step that the Liberal Democratic Party is changing is my step down."
But after the ruling party's elite, the power of the governor's elite, after many years of resisting the pressure of changing, is it finally preparing to choose a candidate who can and be willing to bring significant changes in the next month.
Kishida's support rate has fallen again in recent months, because the Liberal Democratic Party has revealed a scandal involving well -known lawmakers.His reputation was also damaged by pressure on the overall economy of the family and Japan.
Political analysts said that Kishida Wenxiong's reputation was damaged because people believe that he was unable to propose a bold solution as a leader, and Japan faced problems such as rapid population decrease, economic downturn, and increasing debt.On domestic issues, he basically maintained the long -term economic policy of the ruling party, although these policies have not solved the problem of stagnation of Japanese economic growth.
Although Kishida Wenxiong has been the prime minister for less than three years, he has become the eighth prime minister in Japan's office.His resignation has re -triggered a concern for Japan's country to return to the state of prime minister again. This state has long been the characteristics of Japanese politics.
Abe, who served as the Prime Minister from 2012 to 2020, was the longest prime minister in Japan in his tenure. The term except him was relatively short.Essence
Government officials and security experts said that with the significant increase in geopolitics, Japan especially needs strong and firm leaders.
Japan is an important ally in the United States. Not only must it face a more and more aggressive North Korea, but also to respond to the threat brought by China, including the deepening economic and military relations between China and Russia, and conflict on the issue of Taiwan issues.Worries.
Kishida Wenxiong worked closely with the US President Biden Biden during his ruling, which strengthened the military and economic cooperation between these two long -term allies and between Japan and South Korea. South Korea -Japan relations have been in a state of tension for many years.Kishida Wenxiong also significantly improved Japan's military defense capabilities and broke the preceding examples of restricting military expenditure for decades.
Professor Shen Baoqian, a professor of international politics and security at Qingying University, said that the government of Abe and Kishida "relatively stable, which is beneficial to Japan's diplomacy."
Shen Baoqian said that although Kishida did not have enough energy to improve the reputation of the ruling party in Japan, he exerted his long -term advantage of being a foreign minister.
Shen Baoqian said that the challenges faced by the next Liberal Democratic Party leader will be to cope with the uncertainty of foreign politics -especially the uncertainty of the United States -and to implement a policy that can obtain the Japanese people in Japan.
"Whether Japan will have a long -term governance government will not be determined," he added.
Earlier this year, Kishida disbanded his faction within the Liberal Democratic Party because of the scandal involving campaign funds.The faction was found that failed to formally report a political donation equivalent to hundreds of thousands of dollars.Other ruling party factions have no report.
In order to restore the trust of the people, the Prime Minister made various attempts, including legislation to formulate the rules of reform campaign funds.After the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated, the extensive contact between the "unified education" of the "unified education" and the Japanese conservative politicians was exposed, and he tried to dissolve the organization.
These measures have not played a role in improving Kishida Wenxiong.A public opinion survey conducted by the Public Broadcasting Corporation NHK last week found that Kishida Wenxiong's support rate was only 25%, which was lower than about 50%when he took office.
Kishida Wenxiong took office in 2021. In the previous year, voters were increasingly disappointed with the government's way of dealing with epidemic and related economic difficulties.As a response to the public, he promised to introduce "new capitalism" and encourage the company to distribute more profits to employees.
Independent political analysts Ma Qingmei said that Kishida Wenxiong tried to implement a series of policies aimed at fighting for domestic support.These policies include subsidies to families to improve their low fertility rates. In addition, there are several goals such as people's income to double, and these goals are ultimately proven to be unable to achieve.
Ma Qingmei said that in the end, Kishida Wenxiong "has no licensing to play."In people's impression, he is a prime minister of "too restrained" and has almost never deviated from the party line, but he did increase the national defense budget, "in order to better deal with a world full of tensions."Qingmei said.
The low support rate of Kishida is the reason for the increase in inflation caused by policies implemented in Japan in recent years.The country's central bank has always adhered to the minimum interest rate and allowed prices to rise, but the newly emerged inflation has put pressure on the family and weakened consumer expenditure.
As Kishida's support rate has fallen to a new low in recent months, the Liberal Democratic Party has been looking for potential successors.
A well -known competitor of the leader of the Japanese ruling party is Kono Taro. He graduated from Georimoth University in the United States and often expresses his opinions and does not keep his rules. He lost to Kishida Wenxiong in the 2021 election.The duel between Kishida Wenxiong and 61 -year -old minister Kono Kono Kono is one of the most intense campaigns over the years.
At that time, the public's support for Kono Taro was high.Although the party knew that Kishitawenxiong did not have strong public support, he chose him because he was regarded as a secure candidate.
Other candidates who may lead the Liberal Democratic Party include Mao Mimin charged by the party's current chairman of the party; tough conservative Gao Shi Miao. If she was elected, she will become the party's first female leader;Official Shi Po Mao.
Kishida Wenxiong said on Wednesday that no matter who the Liberal Democratic Party chooses to serve as the next leader, it will face "truly severe domestic and international difficulties."
Faced with the upcoming election, he said: "The most important thing is to govern the people's empathy."
