Prime Minister Fukuda resigned from the meeting from 21: 30

According to the NHK, Prime Minister Fukuda will press conference from the Prime Minister's Office at 21:30 and express his reasons. NHK seems to be live broadcasting. He said he had talks with LDP secretary general Aso and Mr. Chief Cabinet Secretary Municipal Chief Cabinet Secretary for over an hour from 6 pm before. I judge that I should put a break in the duties as the prime minister and clarify my intention to resign.

Prime Minister Fukuda won the 330 votes at the LDP presidential election held on 23rd September 2007 and is elected as the 22nd president. I am appointed as Prime Minister on 26th September. In other words, one year has not passed yet.

The live broadcast record is from the following.
Yasuo Fukuda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2008/09/01 21:30
Prime Minister Fukuda appeared.

2008/09/01 21:31
It was said that he was busy because problems of the elderly came out from one to the next.

2008/09/01 21:34
I resigned.

2008/09/01 21:35
Under the new Liberal Democratic Party president, we are hoping for a stronger team and looking forward to the future.

2008/09/01 21:37
Q: Is not it the same as Prime Minister Abe? When did you make a decision to resign?
A: Although Prime Minister Abe was a health problem, I am not. When I thought like that, I made a final decision last weekend.

Q: In what way do you think that you can break the current situation if it becomes a new regime?
A: I'm afraid I would like to make a presidential election though I would like to tell you about LDP. I think that the new governor will do.

Q: Prime Minister has given consumer agencies and roads now, but I think that it is the responsibility to finish them by oneself. Will not the quitting itself lead to blanks?
A: Regarding the Consumer Agency, the bills are generally settled, and we will explain to the Diet from now on. I expect people following me to think about this importantly. How to discuss in the National Assembly and leave it to the opposition parties is up to you. There is no choice but to do everything if you are told irresponsible. I should go on and I hope the Diet will go smoothly. However, as long as there is an opposition party like that, there is a problem of the approval rating of the cabinet, and I think that there is difficulty in that area. I decided that it is appropriate as a time when I do not make political blanks now. I suppose that if it is during the Diet session, that will give a bigger impact to people's lives. Even though we consider only the bill, there are economic measures, there is a problem of the refueling law, there is also the revision of the previous Diet session. I have to finish them well. As a result of judgment, I decided that I better resign and leave it to a new person.

Q: What did you talk with Secretary General Aso?
A: I did various interactions. The matter after that is a matter of how to do inside the Liberal Democratic Party, but we asked Secretary General Aso to advance the procedure of the presidential election.

Q: Have you ever thought that Prime Minister himself should do a general election for dissolution by yourself in the process leading to this decision? Although it was a twisted Diet with the Democratic Party, what would you like to say to Democratic Party Ozawa?
A: I had a hard time at the twisted Diet session. Even though I wanted to talk, I had many times that I could not be accepted, and there were many times that I had no ears to listen to, as opposed to important measures only. I would like to say to Ozawa representative that I wanted to have more opportunities to do for the country.

Q: I swapped the members of the Cabinet in one month, but would like to ask the opinion that we decided to resign from the Prime Minister.
A: Although I made a cabinet remodeling a month ago, why did the Prime Minister himself quit, but when I made a cabinet remodeling I had a desire to manage important matters. Especially concerning the economy I had a desire to emphasize. I was thinking about various things. We have handled economic measures. But that is to say that I saw a settlement for the time being last weekend. So, now, as to why the way of thinking changed from the time of the cabinet then I took into consideration the various political circumstances after that, as a result of thinking that the extraordinary Diet will be going well, as a result I am different Is not it better for you to do better? In addition, the Democratic Party will fend off the dissolution. If that happens, it will cause inconveniences to the entire people. Therefore, I chose this time right now.

(Announcement of the last question)

Q: There were many impressions that Prime Minister 's conference was other people' s work for the people. Even now. What do you think about the impact on the public as a whole?
A: You should go smoothly, I have never done it. But there is a possibility that my eyes will not be in good shape. Also, do not fall into an unexpected situation in that situation. You said you like other people's affairs, but I can see themselves objectively, unlike you.

2008/09/01 21:48
End of the press conference. It was somewhat disgusting at the end somehow ... ....

2008/09/01 21:53
Prime Minister Fukuda announces his resignation - Everyday jp (Mainichi Shimbun)

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