El primer ministro japonés, Shigeru Ishiba, declaró el domingo (7 de septiembre) que ha decidido dimitir, cediendo a las presiones del partido gobernante para que asuma su responsabilidad por una serie de derrotas electorales en medio del enfado de los votantes por el aumento del coste de la vida.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan has announced his resignation after his ruling coalition lost its majorities in both houses of parliament. The losses were attributed to public dissatisfaction over rising living costs. Ishiba, who had led the Liberal Democratic Party for less than a year, called for an emergency leadership race and will continue his duties until a new leader is elected.

During his tenure, Ishiba focused on finalizing a trade deal with the United States, pledging $550 billion in investment in exchange for lower tariffs, particularly affecting Japan's automotive industry. The political uncertainty following the coalition's losses has impacted Japan's currency and government bonds. It is not guaranteed that the next LDP leader will become prime minister, as lawmakers can nominate candidates from any party.

El primer ministro japonés Ishiba dimite tras perder las elecciones

El primer ministro japonés, Shigeru Ishiba, ha anunciado este domingo su dimisión. en un período potencialmente largo de parálisis política en un momento difícil para la economía mundial. cuarta economía mundial. En una conferencia de prensa, Ishiba dijo que ha dado instrucciones a su Partido Liberal Democrático para que celebre una reunión de emergencia. carrera por el liderazgo. Añadió que continuará en sus funciones hasta que se elija al nuevo líder del PLD. Ishiba llegó al poder hace menos de un año, con la promesa de revivir su partido salpicado por el escándalo. Desde entonces, su coalición en el poder ha perdido la mayoría en las elecciones a ambas cámaras del Parlamento. en medio de la ira de los votantes por el aumento del coste de la vida. La semana pasada, la preocupación por la incertidumbre política provocó una venta masiva del yen japonés. y sus bonos del Estado. Hasta el domingo, este hombre de 68 años se había negado a dimitir. Ishiba se había centrado en ultimar los detalles de un acuerdo comercial con Estados Unidos. sobre los aranceles del presidente Donald Trump, que han agitado la crítica industria automovilística japonesa. y ensombrecen el débil crecimiento. El último acto de Ishiba como primer ministro habrá sido cerrar el acuerdo con EE.UU. la semana pasada. Japón se compromete a invertir 550.000 millones de dólares a cambio de una reducción de los aranceles. El domingo, Ishiba dijo que había superado un obstáculo clave, Me gustaría pasar el testigo a la siguiente generación. Sin embargo, como el partido no tiene mayoría en ninguna de las dos cámaras, no está garantizado que el próximo líder del PLD se convierta en primer ministro. Los legisladores pueden designar a cualquier candidato de la cámara, e históricamente, los líderes de los partidos de la oposición se han presentado a la votación.

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