Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba faced a rising tide of dissent and a chorus of calls to resign Monday in the first showdown between the party¡¯s lawmakers and its executives following the loss of its Upper House majority.
¡°I¡¯d like him to say he is leaving as soon as possible, though it doesn¡¯t need to be now,¡± Lower House lawmaker Hiroyuki Nakamura told reporters as he left the party headquarters 45 minutes into the meeting.
¡°Party executives bear the responsibility of failing to improve the party¡¯s standing,¡± Upper House member Yohei Wakabayashi said, adding that 80% of lawmakers who spoke in the meeting asked Ishiba to resign.
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