Following the big election win Shinzo Abe retains the post of Japan Prime Minister, leaves cabinet unchanged

NewsBharati    01-Nov-2017
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Tokyo, November 1: The Japanese leader Shinzo Abe’s party Liberal Democratic Party, the ruling coalition in Japan earned a huge victory in last month. Just after few days of the win, the leader as expectedly has been re-elected as Prime Minister at a special parliamentary session.

As per latest report, Abe who as expected to form his new cabinet as98th Prime Minister has left the cabinet unchanged. Important profile holders such as Taro Kono, foreign Minister; Itsunori Onodera, defense minister; Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry has again retained their post. It was predicted earlier that Abe would not change the cabinet to prioritize stability and continuity and in addition to that Abe already made a reshuffle in August.

After winning Shinzo Abe instantly vowed to counter North Korean threat and ensure the safety of country from any threat. Days head of US President Donald Trump’s Japan Visit he retained the post and the talk of two leaders is expected to highly focus on North Korea issue.

Trump told Abe “he is looking forward to his visit to Japan, that Japan and America are 100 percent together and there is no room to doubt the Japan-U.S. alliance,” Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said.

Abe, who is going to be the longest Prime Minister of Japan, has now got more power to change the pacific constitution of the country as his party LDP received the needed majority of votes in the elections of lawmakers to the House of Representatives.

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