Japan Election Results 2025: Taking responsibility for defeat in parliamentary elections, Shigeru Ishiba had to face pressure from his own party, Liberal Democratic Party, to resign.
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba Resigns: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has resigned. 68 -year -old Ishiba made this announcement on Sunday. After the defeat in the parliamentary elections held in July, there was a huge pressure on him to quit the post, taking responsibility for defeat. It is believed that he has taken this step to avoid the splitting of the Liberal Democratic party.
Talking to the media on Sunday, Ishiba told that he will continue in office till the next Prime Minister takes charge. Taking responsibility for the defeat in the parliamentary elections, Shigeru Ishiba had to face pressure from his own party, Liberal Democratic Party, to resign. Ishiba, who was refusing to resign by Sunday, suddenly took this decision.
The Liberal Democratic Party lost majority in the elections held in July. His seats in the 248 -member Parliament had come down from 141 to 122. This also threatened the majority of his alliance.
The LDP suffered a major setback in both houses of the Japanese Parliament, but despite this Ishiba was not ready to resign. He wanted to remain in power.