Nikkei 30%, ANN 26.1%… Lowest since the launch of each cabinet
Ishiba is the most suitable person to be the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party… 6th place
Regarding the cabinet approval rating falling again, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “We humbly accept the voices of the people.”
According to Fuji News Network (FNN) on the 27th, Prime Minister Kishida responded as follows when asked a question about the decline in approval ratings at the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors.
“We are explaining that the Japanese economy is at a critical juncture to escape deflation.” “I think it is important to politely explain why a policy for this is necessary,” he said.
Prime Minister Kishida repeatedly said, “We humbly accepted the voices of our citizens and decided as a government what policies to prepare for the task of avoiding deflation and summarized our economic policies. “I believe that explaining how this will lead to the future will lead to the public’s understanding,” he emphasized.
According to the results of a joint opinion poll (24th-26th) with TV Tokyo released by the Nippon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on this day, the Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating was 30%, the lowest since the Kishida Cabinet was launched 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.
In a Nikkei survey, when asked who would be suitable as the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Shigeru Ishiba, former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ranked first with 16%. Second place was Shinjiro Koizui (小泉進次?), former Environmental Prize Minister, with 15%, and third place was Digital Prize Minister Taro Kono (河野太?) with 13%.
Fourth place was Economic and Security Minister Sanae Takaichi with 9%, and fifth place was former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga with 5%. Prime Minister Kishida came in 6th place with 4%.
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 about 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%.
As for the plan to increase new contributions to medical insurance premiums to support child care, 75% of respondents said, “I do not support it.”
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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