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Abe suffers from chronic ulcerative colitis, a disease that had already removed him from office on another occasion in 2007. He was Japan’s longest-serving head of government, nearly eight years in office.
“I have wholeheartedly dedicated myself to economic recovery and diplomacy to protect Japan’s national interest every day since we returned to power,” Abe said at a press conference ahead of his last cabinet meeting.
Yoshihide Suga should be Japan’s new prime minister
The exit was formalized two days after the election of Yoshihide Suga as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD). The victory of the current secretary general of the Japanese government paves the way for him to become the The new prime minister of Japan after Parliament’s approval.
The Japanese Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday to appoint the new prime minister. The House must ratify Suga’s nomination, because the PLD has a majority in both legislative chambers.
Japan’s next head of government will have to face a number of complex challenges. The country was already in recession before the Covid-19 pandemic and many achievements in the current prime minister’s economic policy are at risk.
Abe became known abroad for his economic recovery strategy, known as “abenomics”, in which he mixed monetary easing, major budget reactivation and structural reforms.
Yoshihide Suga shortly after being elected the new head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) – Photo: Eugene Hoshiko / Pool / AFP Photo
Japan is the third richest country in the world and the government leader has the respect and admiration of his peers, as demonstrated in the last major international event, the G-20, in Osaka, last year and in the statements of world leaders. regretting your departure.
The diplomatic challenges of the new prime minister are also important. It must act to preserve the alliance with the United States, strengthened under Shinzo Abe.
Japan’s stance towards China should attract attention at a time when public opinion has adopted a more rigid stance towards Beijing due to the policy employed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus and Chinese action to suppress unrest. Hong Kong.
