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Sep 5, 2021 · Yoshihide Suga’s abrupt resignation as Japan’s prime minister has set off a battle to succeed him that will pit an increasingly frustrated younger generation of politicians against an old...
- Suga’s abrupt exit threatens return of volatility to Japan ...
Suga’s abrupt exit threatens return of volatility to Japan...
- Suga’s abrupt exit threatens return of volatility to Japan ...
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Sep 3, 2021 · Yoshihide Suga will step down as Japanese prime minister after just a year in office, risking a return to the shortlived premierships that once characterised the country’s politics.
Sep 3, 2021 · Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga has announced he will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, which will effectively end his tenure in the...
- Why Is Suga Stepping Aside After Just A Year in Office?
- Who Will Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister?
- What Does This Mean For Japan?
Suga’s popularity has plummeted over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic; Japan is currently battling its largest wave of the virus since the pandemic began. “Suga’s insincere and ambiguous comments and actions on containing the pandemic every single day have made Japanese citizens very frustrated,” says Yoshikazu Kato, a research fellow at th...
Japan has a parliamentary system, and the LDP and its allies have a strong majority in the lower house of the legislature, the National Diet—which means whomever wins the LDP leadership race will become the next prime minister. However, the new leader will have only a few weeks before he or she will have to face Japanese voters in a general electio...
Suga served as his predecessor’s cabinet secretary for eight years before he became prime minister. His decision to step aside marks the end of an era for Japan. “Suga’s resignation actually means the end of the longest administration in Japanese constitutional history—Abe’s administration,” Kato says. Despite uncertainty over who will take over th...
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Sep 12, 2021 · On 3 September Suga duly announced that he would not run for the leadership on 29 September, setting the stage for a new prime minister to lead the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) into Japan’s general election. How will things be different for Suga’s successor? The selection of the new LDP leader is hostage to two counterveiling forces.
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Sep 10, 2021 · Yoshihide Suga's failure to stay on as prime minister of Japan much beyond a single year has triggered concern that the nation is edging back towards an era of political uncertainty and...
