Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama¡¯s decision to stay on after the ruling LDP-Komeito coalition lost its majority in Sunday¡¯s Upper House election is stirring frustration in the LDP amid growing calls for the party¡¯s leadership to take responsibility.
Former digital minister Taro Kono, who submitted his resignation as deputy chair of the party¡¯s election committee, has been one of the most vocal critics so far, calling for Moriyama, the party¡¯s executive in charge of elections, to resign.
¡°Even if the prime minister has a reason to not resign in the middle of tariff talks, it¡¯s absurd that the secretary-general, who is responsible for the election, hasn¡¯t resigned yet,¡± Kono wrote Monday on X. ¡°Unless the party fixes this, the LDP won¡¯t recover.¡±
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