Weekly Press Release of Istanbul Gelisim University (Issue 119) (October 11-15, 2021)

ELECTION EVALUATION FROM A JAPANESE POLITICAL SCIENTIST: SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLINED Japanese Political Scientist Dr. Keisuke Wakizaka evaluated the latest situation in the country and the change of management as the elections approached in Japan and said, “Support for the government has dropped to 20-30 percent.” Regarding the Yoshihide Suga’s resignation from the Leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party in September, former Japanese Foreign Minister Humio Kishida was elected as the new party leader and took office as the new prime minister as a result of the intra-party election, Japanese Political Scientist Dr. Keisuke Wakizaka said, “Support for the government has dropped to 20-30 percent.”