North India Statesman
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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition government has received a major setback in the recently concluded upper House (House of Councilors) elections. According to the election results, Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party LDP and its junior colleague Comeeto have failed to raise the number of seats required to get a majority in the upper house. Visitors believe that this result has put a question mark on the political future of Prime Minister Ishiba, especially when his government had already faced the lower house of October. After losing the majority in the upper house, the government of Ishiba has now become minority in both houses, which can increase political instability. According to government sources, LDP and Comeeto alliance required a total of 125 seats, but they could win only 47 seats. This defeat is the first time after the establishment of the party when LDP has lost majority in both houses. The results of this election are considered to be a significant turn for the political situation of the country. Prime Minister Ishiba accepted the poor performance of the election and said that he understands his responsibility and will continue working for the country. He also admitted that the influence of the government’s economic policies has still not fully reached the general public[. Despite these circumstances, Ishiba has expressed his intention to continue in office and face challenges, although he may have to face pressure to resign from within the party or to form a new alliance. In this election, the public expressed dissatisfaction with especially increasing inflation, low wages and concerns related to social security. At the same time, the right -wing populist party Sanseite Sanseito has done well by raising anti -immigration issues.
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