At around 20:56 local time on the 21st, the certification ceremony for the ministers of the Takashi Saami Cabinet ended. The new cabinet was officially established, and many conservative political figures took up important positions. At his first press conference after taking office, Japan's new Prime Minister Sakaimi Takashi said that he would rely on strong economic measures to safeguard Japan's national interests. Some analysts said that the new ruling coalition will further turn right in policy.
However, there are still differences between the two parties, and they are still a minority in Congress, so the future policy implementation faces uncertainty. It remains to be seen whether takaichi sanae can hand over an answer sheet that satisfies the Japanese people on issues such as political "black money", high prices and foreign policy.
The cabinet was officially established
The new government "turns right"
At 22 a.m. local time, the first press conference after Japan’s new prime minister, Cao市早苗, took place. At the meeting, Cao市早苗 apologized to the Japanese people for the long-term political gap and the long-term formation of the new cabinet. At the same time, she said that political stability depends on strong economic policies and foreign security policies. She also said that she will safeguard Japan’s national interests with strong economic measures. The new ruling coalition formed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Reform Association will further turn right in policy.
The two sides made it clear in the joint governance agreement that they will revise the "Three Security Documents" such as the "National Security Strategy" in advance, accelerate the expansion of armaments, and promote the relaxation of arms export restrictions; they will establish independent foreign intelligence agencies and accelerate the advancement of the "Counter-Espionage Law" and other legislation.
High City itself is also known for its distinctive right-wing conservative claim that its right-wing image is difficult to change in the short term. Japanese Foreign Ministry officials have expressed concern about Japan’s relations with Asian neighbors under High City rule.
In the main positions of the new cabinet that was formally established on the same day, the city appointed conservative people close to its political ideas, former defence minister, and former secretary-general of the cabinet. The former secretary-general of the self-government party, Momo Miyagi, former minister of agriculture and forestry, and former secretary-general of the cabinet, Lin Feng, respectively, as foreign ministers, ministers of defence and ministers of general affairs. They previously competed with the city in the election of the president of the self-government party. It is intended to take into account the balance of the values within the party and promote internal unity, thereby consolidating its own governing foundation.
In view of the current foreign policy issue of high social concern, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Reform Association proposed in the cooperation agreement signed on the 20th that a special minister would be set up to manage related affairs as a whole. Senator Jimei Onoda, who was appointed to the cabinet for the first time, served as Minister of Economic Security and Minister of Foreigners' Policy. This person is one of the conservative representatives who are closely related to Takaichi. Japanese media pointed out that, In view of the fact that many conservatives have gathered in the cabinet, the new cabinet as a whole presents a strong conservative color.
Less than half of parliamentary seats have been voted.
Hidden dangers within the ruling coalition
On the 10th of this month, Komeito Party announced its withdrawal from the ruling coalition in cooperation with the Liberal Democratic Party. In order to ensure a smooth accession to the throne of prime minister, takaichi sanae sought cooperation with opposition parties everywhere. Finally, the day before the Prime Minister's nomination election, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Reform Association signed a cooperation agreement, providing key assistance for Takaichi Sanae to win the Prime Minister's nomination election.
However, since the combined number of seats between the self-proclaimed and self-proclaimed parties is still less than half of the House and Senate, in the Senate Prime Minister's named election on the 21st, Takashi Saami won 123 votes in the first round of voting, but failed to reach half and had to enter the second round of elections. Some analysts said that this twists and turns still show that More than half of the senators have difficulty agreeing with the previously announced policy proposals of the "Self-Defense Ruling Alliance"。This also shows that The future ruling coalition still faces uncertainty at the level of policy implementation.
Within the ruling coalition, the self-government party and the Socialist Party formed a coalition, but the two sides still have differences in some important policy areas such as corporate and group political contributions. In addition, the "cutting down the House seats" proposal pushed by the Socialist Party was opposed by many MPs because of the compression of the small and medium-sized party survival space, and the self-government party is also more cautious about this. There are Japanese media said that the core proposal of the Socialist Party "cutting down the House seats" is difficult to implement, and the two-party alliance "has shaken from the beginning."
It is worth mentioning that the Reform Council's alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party did not send members to join the cabinet, but participated in the governance through "cooperation outside the cabinet". Japanese media pointed out that this move is a reform meeting There is room for "retreat at any time", and once the differences between the two parties cannot be overcome, the ruling coalition is highly likely to collapse.
Within the People's Party, there has also been discontent around self-defense cooperation. some members of the People's Party questioned that the policies such as the "sub-capital concept" promised by the People's Party had not been fully discussed within the party, and the relevant decisions were almost entirely "directed" by the highest levels within the party.
Take over the "mess"
Many issues need to be addressed urgently
Japanese polls show that high prices and transparency of political funding remain the top concerns of the public. Japanese expert Hiroshi Shiratori said that if the cabinet fails to do anything in these two aspects, public trust will quickly disintegrate.
Whitehound said that people are most concerned about two policies:
- In the face of rising prices, the government should take action.Both the ruling and opposition parties claimed to be dealing with it, but they did nothing. The patience of the people has reached its limit.
- Second, the Liberal Democratic Party is regarded as unreliable on money issues because it is involved in "political black money".
Hiroshi Shiratori also said that it remains to be verified by time whether the economic policies and reforms of the Takaichi Cabinet can achieve the expected results. Although Japan's stock price is currently rising, the yen continues to depreciate and the prices of overseas imported goods are rising. Japan relies on imports for energy, and rising energy prices will be reflected in various prices. This means that the economic policies of high markets may not necessarily curb prices, but may aggravate price increases. Secondly, it is also very difficult to vigorously promote the reform of "politics and money" when taking into account factions.