Prime Minister of Japan Siger Isib announced his intention to resign from the post of head of the government and the chairman of the liberal democratic party (LDP) after the July elections to the upper house of the parliament.
As the state television of the NHK reported, the prime minister at the press conference in Tokyo noted the impact of election results in the Senate (Sangison) on activities on activities on activities The Japanese government.
The prime minister recalled that the ruling coalition of the LDP and its partner Komieto lost most places in parliament and did not achieve the set electoral goals. “The election results do not comply with our expectations, so I decided to resign,” he said.
Elections to the Upper House of Japan
on July 20, voters determined the fate of half of the seats in the 248 -seater ward, where the elections passed every three years.
The results showed that 123 places remained behind the current forces, and 125 – moved to the new deputies. The ruling coalition, having 75 seats before the elections, received only 47 in the elections, without reaching the target of 125 places for the majority.
Thus, after the loss of the majority in the lower house in the 2024 elections, the ruling coalition again lost control in the upper house.