The political scenario in Japan is chaotic enough for one to feel depression and Shinzo Abe is not an exception. Abe, 52, who resigned yesterday as the PM of Japan is hospitalized for being suffering from extreme exhaustion, weight loss, lack of appetite, and Abdominal pain.
The string of scandals that his government is marked with, has cost him loosing the control of the upper house of parliament in July elections and has now forced him to resign. It’s not only confined to politics but has started causing severe health problems to him for which he has to stay in the hospital for at least four days.
Abe’s resignation and now the health problems - which is considered one of the reasons for his resignation - has left already troubled ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) flabbergasted. It’s to rush for the replacement amid the calls for the general elections and party will held election for its president on Sept. 23 and the winner will be next PM.
Abe’s resignation was a surprise for all and there were many factors that contributed for the same and the cardinal one was the support to the coalition forces in Afghanistan. The very move requires the renewal of the anti-terrorism law (has already been extended thrice) for the extension of Japanese troop stay in Afghanistan - something that Abe assured to American time and again and the opposition party (in majority) threatened to block in the upper house.
Therefore, the ruling LDP while its PM resigning at a crucial time and its diminishing popularity due to the corruption that caused it to loose the control in the upper house will now ward its control off in the lower house of the parliament as well? Whatsoever, but after his resignation, there remains a herculean job for his successor to accomplish and particularly the brawl over Japan’s aid to US-led forces in Afghanistan will rule the roost of politics in the coming days.
