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Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba on Monday revealed plans to stay in office to provide “stability” and tackle economic concerns after his ruling coalition saw striking losses in the country’s upper house elections.
Sunday's election marks the first time the once-proud party has lost a majority in both houses since its foundation in 1955.
Shigeru Ishiba is clinging on to power after the latest rebuke from the electorate. With crucial trade talks on the line, it’s time for him to go.
In a significant political shift, Prime Minister Ishiba's coalition lost its majority in Japan's upper house, marking the first such loss for the LDP since 1955. The far-right Sanseito party gained traction with anti-immigrant rhetoric,
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Inquirer on MSNJapan’s ruling party suffers stunning defeat as Trump-style populists surge in historic election upsetJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future is unclear after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections
The right-wing party is riding a wave of support for its platform opposing globalism, immigration. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.