Shigeru Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's prime minister on Monday after a rare runoff vote in parliament that his ruling coalition no longer
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on the morning of Nov. 11, 2024.
The 67-year-old LDP chief also won reelection as premier in the House of Councillors, controlled by the LDP and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party. The CDPJ has an increased presence in the lower chamber, and the same goes for the opposition Democratic Party for the People, which has been courted by both sides of the aisle, with its seats quadrupling from before the election.
“I will take a sincere approach to all parties,” Ishiba told reporters after talking separately with Tamaki and Noda ahead of the parliamentary vote.
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