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Various Tactics to Force Ishiba Out of Power Emerge Within the LDP

JAPAN, JUL 24 – Prime Minister Ishiba weighs resignation timing amid coalition minority and political pressure, with his approval rating at 22.9 percent after recent election losses, officials said.

Summary by The Japan Times
The LDP has been thrown into a political power game between those who want Ishiba ousted immediately and those supporting him staying on.

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Lean Left

Despite the accelerating movement to "downgrade Ishiba" within the LDP, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (president of the LDP) remains enthusiastic about continuing in his position. On the 25th, the number of signatures required to call for a joint meeting of both houses of parliament was reached, and the party's youth bureau also issued an ultimatum, but the Prime Minister...

·Tokyo, Japan
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Lean Right

[NHK] Following the results of the House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party's Youth Bureau said it was necessary to clarify where responsibility lies in order to restore the party's credibility, and called on Prime Minister Ishiba to...

·Tokyo, Japan
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Lean Left

The former Abe faction, which was the largest faction in the LDP, has begun to make moves in an attempt to make a comeback. In response to the faction slush fund scandal, the party executive imposed penalties such as not endorsing candidates in last year's House of Representatives election, resulting in a succession of candidates losing. The faction was reduced to a minority faction under the Ishiba Shigeru administration, but with Prime Ministe…

·Chiyoda, Japan
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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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