Japan’s Ishiba Wins Runoff Vote to Stay as PM Ahead of Likely Trump Meeting
- Parliament votes for Ishiba to stay despite election setback
- Meeting with Trump may come later this month in the US
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Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba received some rare good news as parliament backed him to stay in the job ahead of an expected high-stakes meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump.
With the vote, Ishiba managed to avoid becoming Japan’s shortest-serving postwar premier. He will now be looking to shore up his leadership by putting together an economic stimulus package that meets some of the demands from those within and outside the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who could destabilize his minority government.