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The Japanese government party and coalition partners scored a big victory in the Sunday parliamentary election which was filled with meaning after the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the midst of uncertainty about how the loss could affect party unity.The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, raised their combined part of room 248 to 146-exceeding the majority-in the election for half the seats in the high assembly.
With encouragement, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood to rule without interruption until the election scheduled in 2025.That will allow Mr. Kishida to work on long-term policies such as national security, his signature but still vaguely the “new capitalism” economic policy, and the old goal of his party to change the Pacific Constitution after the US.
The proposal for charter change is now a possibility. With the help of two opposition parties that support changes in the charter, the block that regulates now has two -thirds of the majority in the rooms needed to propose amendments, making it a realistic possibility. The block that regulates has received support in another room.Mr. Kishida welcomed a big victory but did not smile, given the disappearance of Abe and the task of being difficult to unite his party without him. In the Media Sunday night interview, Mr. Kishida repeated: “The unity of the party is more important than the others.” He said the response to Covid-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and price increases would be his priority. He said he would also continue to encourage to strengthen Japan’s national security and the amendment to the constitution.
Mr. Kishida and members of the senior party parliament observed the moment of silence to Abe at the party’s election headquarters before placing in the winning tape next to the name of the candidate who secured their seats.Abe, 67, was shot while giving a campaign speech in the western city of Nara on Friday and died of large -blood loss. He was the longest political leader in Japan for two terms in the office, and although he resigned in 2020 was very influential in LDP when leading his biggest faction, Seiwakai.
“This could be a turning point” for the LDP over its divisive policies on gender equality, same-sex mariages and other issues that Abe-backed ultra-conservatives with Paternalistic Family Values Had Resisted, Said Mitsuru Fukuda, A Crisis Management Professor At Nihon University.Japanese diplomatic and security attitude is not possible to be swayed because fundamental changes have been made by Abe. His ultra-nationalist views and pragmatic policies made him a divisive figure for many people, including in Korea and China.After the murder, Sunday voting took a new meaning, with all Japanese political leaders emphasizing the importance of freedom of speech and defending democracy against acts of violence.Abe’s murder might produce sympathy. Turnout on Sunday is around 52%, up about 3 points from the previous 48.8% in 2019.
“It means that we make the selection,” Kishida said on Sunday. “Our efforts to protect democracy continue.” On the last day of Saturday’s campaign, party leaders avoided the fist and other friendly movements in close contact with the security of the security that were tightened after Abe’s murder during the campaign rally. Abe’s body has been returned to his home in Tokyo’s top Shibuya, where many mourners, including Kishida and top party officials, pay tribute. Wake and his funeral are expected in the coming days.On Sunday, the suspect who was accused of murder was transferred to the local prosecutor’s office for further investigation, and a high -ranking regional police officer acknowledged the possibility of security deviations allowed armed men to approach Abe and fired his homemade weapons.
The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators that he acted because of Abe’s relationship reportedly with an organization he hated, said the police, but had no problem with the political views of the former leader. The man hated a religious group that was obsessed with his mother and who made the family business bankrupt, according to media reports, including some who identified the group as a unification church.Chief of Police Prefecture Nara Tomoaki Onizuka said on Saturday that security with security could not be denied, that he considered the shooting seriously and would review security procedures.
Japan is known for a strict weapon law. With a population of 125 million, only 21 criminal cases related to weapons in 2020, according to the latest government crime paper. Experts said, however, some new attacks involved the use of consumer goods such as gasoline, showing an increased risk for ordinary people to be involved in mass attacks.
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