जापान के PM पद पर नहीं रहेंगे किशिदा: सितंबर में पार्टी अध्यक्ष का चुनाव नहीं लड़ेंगे, इसमें जो जीता वहीं प्रधानमंत्री बनेगा

Kishida was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in 2021. His three-year term ends in September.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided not to contest the party president’s election. He said on Wednesday (August 14) that he will not contest the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chief election to be held in September.

In Japan, the president of the ruling party is elected as the Prime Minister. After this announcement by Kishida, it is now certain that the country will get a new Prime Minister.

Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida said, “Once the new leader is decided, I hope everyone will unite and form a better team, so that we can do politics that the public can understand.”

After the death of Shinzo Abe, the relationship between the LDP party and the unification discussion was revealed. After this, the LDP also apologized to the people.

Huge decline in popularity, allegations of corruption against the party
Kishida was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in 2021. His three-year term ends in September. PM Kishida’s popularity has declined drastically in Japan. The reason for this is the serious allegations of corruption against his party.

According to Nikkei Asia, Kishida’s approval rating was below 20% in July. This is the eighth consecutive month when Kishida’s rating has been so low. In 2021, PM Kishida’s rating was close to 65%.

After the death of Shinzo Abe, his ratings started falling. In fact, after Abe’s death, LDP’s relations with the Unification Church were revealed. This church used to provide financial support to the party.

Later, many scandals related to this came to light. In April this year, the LDP suffered a bad defeat in the local elections. After this, the party also suffered a crushing defeat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-elections in July. This was the reason why most of the LDP MPs were emphasizing the need for a new face before the next general election.

PM Kishida’s three-year term ends in September.

What were the corruption charges?
Kishida’s party MPs were accused of embezzling political donations received by the party. They transferred the party’s money to their own accounts by tampering with the accounts. After the matter was revealed, PM Kishida removed several cabinet ministers and others from their posts.

Who will be the next PM after Kishida
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has a majority in both houses of Parliament in Japan. After PM Kishida announced not to contest the election, the one who wins the LDP presidential election will become the next Prime Minister of Japan.

Many big leaders of LDP are in the race to contest the election of party president. These include the names of party secretary general Toshimitsu Motegi, digital minister Taro Kono, economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa.

According to reports, the winner of the presidential election will replace Kishida as party president and will be elected as the new prime minister in a parliamentary vote shortly afterwards.