Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will lead fragile minority government as tension rises with neighbours China and North Korea.
Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader on Monday after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month.after taking office on October 1, must run a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump regains control in main ally the United States, tension rises with rivals China and North Korea, and domestic pressure mounts to rein in the cost of living.
Underlining that fragility, Monday’s vote in parliament, broadcast on television, went to a run-off for the first time in 30 years, with no candidate able to muster majority support in the first round. His imminent challenge is compiling a supplementary budget for the fiscal year through March, under pressure from voters and opposition parties to raise spending on welfare and take steps to offset rising prices.
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