Takaichi backtracks on promise to resign if she doesn’t get a majority government in the election, now pleads to stay PM even if she doesn’t

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260127/k00/00m/010/251000c

17 Comments

  1. The lady sees the writing on the wall. After pushing out Ishiba due to the election loss, she should stand by the same principle. But the LDP sure knows how to disappoint, no change there.

  2. Beneficial_Map6129 on

    weakest PM ever

    truly a Truss

    Will she also have the shortest time in office just like Truss who destroyed the UK’s economy after only, what, 3 months in office?

  3. According to the law sites I’ve been looking at since this started (to figure out their system), does she actually even have a choice?

    From what I could tell, part of the process of the dissolution is that if the PM’s party isn’t reelected the majority, the PM and whole cabinet is out of a job and the new majority leader and their people step in.

  4. I mean fact is LDP already has the majority with Ishiba, and it’s not even difficult to get the majority given how weak the oppositions are.

    This dissolution would only make sense if she wants to get 2/3, but I don’t think it would be THAT much of a landslide. I think she got too cocky and overestimated her popularity and the staying power of the voters.

  5. Going back on something you said youd do is certainly an interesting choice when building trust is an important part of doing your job.

  6. PrimaryCrafty8346 on

    the so called “Iron Lady/Thatcher of Japan” – as it turns out, is just a typical flipflopping politician. More like the Japanese Truss, or Theresa May.

  7. Reasonable-Rain4040 on

    Isn’t the Diet choosing it’s prime minister ? How is she supposed to keep here sit if she’s in minority.

  8. No_Engineer_2690 on

    I’m convinced that politicians get elected exactly BECAUSE they are exacerbated much more stupid than the regular people.

  9. Whoops. Going about as well as I thought it was. Now she wishes she could put the toothpaste back in the tube, but it’s too late.