Shigeru Ishiba, the Prime Minister of Japan and the President of the ruling party Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), announced his resignation today in a public address.
Ishiba, has faced calls to resign since the latest of those losses in an election for the upper house in July. The LDP had been scheduled to hold a vote on whether to hold an extraordinary leadership election on Monday.
"With Japan having signed the trade agreement and the president having signed the executive order, we have passed a key impediment," Ishiba said, his voice seeming to catch with emotion. "I would like to pass on the torch to the next generation."
It is worth-noting that Shigeru assumed office as an incumbent Prime Minister of the World's 4th Largest Economy on 1 October 2024. Today he resigned, just a few days short of celebrating his first anniversary in service.
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