The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves
Whether on the left or the right, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will stay in power, but the greater-than-expected loss ended the LDP’s one-sided rule, ...
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Japan’s Ruling Party Took a Heavy Blow From the Voters
In a global year of elections, Japan’s long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has suffered its second-worst result on ...
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Japan Election Brief: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Forms Second Administration
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announces he is stepping down. September 27: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) holds a ...
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Domestic problems and foreign policy remain challenges for Ishiba
[Photo/Agencies] Shigeru Ishiba's reelection in less than two months has temporarily ... these issues will not only harm the ...
Japan official clarifies why prime minister Ishiba was spotted ‘sleeping’ in parliament
Japanese social media was quick to point out that PM Shigeru Ishiba appeared to doze off during Monday’s vote in parliament ...
Japanese leader holds on to power but faces a tricky time with Trump
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whom lawmakers voted to keep in office Monday despite his party’s dismal recent election showing, has vowed to further strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Ishiba survived a rare runoff to remain Japan's prime minister but will face turmoil
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, battered in parliamentary elections last month, has survived a rare ...