JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is under pressure as the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party got embroiled in a scandal that could make or break his political career.
Four Cabinet ministers have resigned in the past two weeks while two of Kishida’s executives were replaced on Friday.
The Prime Minister has announced a major revamp which means more than a dozen Cabinet ministers, vice ministers, and party executives will be removed from office in the coming weeks.
The lawmakers under Kishida’s group who were linked to the fundraising scandal allegedly received more than 500 million yen in undeclared political funds.
The money has ended in unmonitored slush funds. An ongoing criminal investigation is taking place.
Kishida’s approval ratings plunged to 17% – the worst in over a decade – while his cabinet members are down to 23%.
