Japanese prime minister fights for his political life
2017-07-30 09:07:24 source：Irish Times
July 29, 2017
Never the healthiest man, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has lately looked worn out. Pundits note his crumpled, doughy features and wonder if the stress of running the country is taking its toll. Instead of taking a well-earned summer break, however, Abe is grabbling with scandals, resignations and sliding popularity.
Since his dramatic rebound from the political wilderness in 2012, Abe has led one of Japan’s most stable postwar governments. Last year, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rewrote its rules to allow him to seek a third term as party president. That puts him on course to become Japan’s longest-serving prime minister in 2019.
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