Local time this morning.The Japanese government holds a cabinet meeting and Ishiba's cabinet resigns collectively。
On the afternoon of the 21st local time (noon on the 21st Beijing time), the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Japanese Parliament will hold the nomination election of the Prime Minister. In view of the fact that the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Reform Association have reached an agreement on joint governance, and the opposition party has not formed a unified candidate, Sanae Takaichi, who succeeded Shigeru Ishiba as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party earlier this month, will most likely become the new prime minister of Japan and form a cabinet.
In accordance with relevant regulations, in the elections for the nomination of the Prime Minister, parliamentarians can cast blank votes. If no candidate gets a majority of the total votes, including blank votes, the winning round will be held by the first two.
In addition, according to relevant Japanese laws and regulations, although the Senate and the House of Representatives enjoy the same powers in principle, the House of Representatives has priority decision-making power in legislation, appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister, etc.