Shigeru Ishiba is elected Prime Minister of Japan for the second time
Kyiv • UNN
The Japanese Parliament re-elected Shigeru Ishiba as Prime Minister in the second round of voting. He received 221 votes against 160 votes of his opponent Yoshihiko Noda.
The Japanese Parliament re-elected Shigeru Ishiba as Prime Minister for the second time.
This was reported by Kyodo News, UNN.
Details
Ishiba Shigeru was officially re-elected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a second round of voting in a parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls
It is noted that in the first round of voting, none of the candidates received the required 233 votes to win. In the second round, Ishiba received 221 votes, exceeding Yoshihiko Noda's 160 votes, and was declared the winner.
Recall
On October 1, ruling party leader Shigeru Ishiba was appointed Japan's 102nd Prime Minister after the resignation of the previous government of Fumio Kishida. Ishiba promised to continue their economic policies and call for parliamentary elections on October 27.
