Nikkei 30%, ANN 26.1%… Lowest since the launch of each cabinet
The approval rating of Fumio Kishida’s Japanese cabinet has fallen again, hitting the lowest level since the inauguration of the cabinet.
According to the results of a joint opinion poll (24-26) with TV Tokyo published by the Nippon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on the 27th, the Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating was 30%, the lowest since the launch of the Kishida Cabinet in October 2021. . It fell 3% points compared to the previous month.
It hit its lowest point after the Liberal Democratic Party regained power in 2012.
The response that “do not support” the cabinet was 62%, up 3 percentage points from last month.
Economic measures such as tax cuts proposed by Prime Minister Kishida and the ‘resignation’ of political officials and others affected the approval rating.
Regarding economic measures including income tax cuts and payments to low-income households, 81% of respondents said, “I do not think they provided an adequate explanation.” “I think I gave an appropriate explanation,” well over 11%.
Even supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party expressed skepticism about the economic measures. Even among supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party, 70% of respondents said, “I don’t think they provided an adequate explanation” regarding the economic measures. “I think” was only 20%.
When asked whether the successive resignations of deputy cabinet ministers and political affairs officers after the cabinet reshuffle in September had an impact on Prime Minister Kishida’s administration, 63% responded, “I think it has an impact.” “I don’t think it will have an impact” was 31%.
The top policy issue they wanted the Prime Minister to prioritize was “price management” at 40%. This was followed by “overall economy” at 35%, and “childcare, education, and low birth rate measures” at 33%.
Regarding Prime Minister Kishida’s term of office, the most popular answer at 56% was “until the end of his term as president of the Liberal Democratic Party in September next year.” Next, 30% said, “Replace it immediately.”
Regarding the timing of the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general election, the largest response (29%) was “until the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September 2024.” “By the first half of 2024” and “There is no need to rush dissolution” were 25% each.
The current term of office for members of the House of Representatives expires in October 2025. Normally, elections to the House of Representatives are held upon the dismissal of the Prime Minister before the expiration of the term of office of the members.
According to the results of the Asahi News Network (ANN) opinion poll (25th-26th) announced on this day, the Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating was 26.1%, breaking the lowest since the cabinet was launched. The response “I do not support” was 54.2%.
Regarding the Cabinet policy to cover approximately 70% of the revised (additional budget) budget of approximately 13 trillion yen (approximately 113.51 trillion won) with government bonds, 58% of respondents responded negatively, saying, “Financial reconstruction should be prioritized.” The response that “financial deterioration is inevitable” was 24%.
About 75% of respondents said they “do not support” the idea of increasing new contributions to medical insurance premiums to support child care.
When the five factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party were found to have failed to record political funds and party income in their income and expenditure reports, 70% responded that they were “unconvinced” when they explained that they would make efforts to prevent recurrence.
Source: Donga
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