Leap May 20 (Tiger), July 13, 1998, the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. In July 1998 13 afternoon,




Hashimoto Ryutaro, Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo, with a faint tone, brief language record that the resignation of Italy, at the same time, the party led by LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato Enforcement Division also will resign. 12th Senate election defeat of the outcome of the LDP, and eventually lead to a big shake-up of the leading groups. (L $ dj��.c��m)
13 morning, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan seems calm. In contrast, the Liberal Democratic Party Obuchi faction, three Otsuka send firm before Factional cadres and out entering bustled. A Japanese reporter responsible for political reporting: Hashimoto alone taste bitter defeat, while other cadres of the Liberal Democratic Party in busy Hashimoto's successor candidates.
officially announced his resignation in a press conference, Hashimoto still repeating the sentence has been emphasized since the evening of the 12th: "(failure) all liability by my personal commitment, but he shunned aside Why cause the electoral defeat of the Liberal Democratic Party.
for the Liberal Democratic Party headed by Hashimoto, the Senate elections befell fiasco is really unexpected. Right now Japan's Foreign Affairs piles: 13, 14 days visit to Japan, Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko, has arrived in Japan; originally scheduled to leave to visit France on the 19th Prime Minister Hashimoto (the l $ j��.c��) American , has been the official said: "Since it has been clear to step down, and go to visit, it is indecent assault! , Canceled the visit; As for September, Hashimoto's visit to Russia, naturally come to naught.
Hashimoto already announced his resignation, the successor candidate has become the focus of media attention in Japan. Shorten blank rudderless and on the political and diplomatic, the LDP is scheduled to held on July 21, the House and Senate, the Parliamentary Assembly elected a new president and interim parliament convened on July 30, to fulfill the election of the new Prime Minister procedures.
Hashimoto Ryutaro, July 29, 1937 Born in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law in 1960. 12 consecutive times elected to Congress in 1963. Any Minister of Health and Welfare, for the first time into the cabinet in 1978 and later served as the Secretary of State for Transport, the big possession Minister and Industry Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Former LDP secretary general, policy chief, was elected president in 1995. January 11, 1996 as the Japanese Prime Minister, reelected prime minister in November of the same year. the
LDP president, Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto announced his resignation as Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party president
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