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MNI BRIEF: PM Kishida’s Approval Rating Falls; All Media Polls

(MNI) Tokyo

The approval ratings for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet have fallen amid public discontent with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s investigations of ties between its members and the Unification Church, the latest polls by several media organisations showed.

The survey results could undermine the stability and the sustainability of Kishida’s cabinet.

Many people have not accepted Kishida’s explanation for holding a state funeral for former prime minister Shinzo Abe and they are also unhappy with government measures to cope with soaring consumer prices.

All surveys showed the cabinet’s approval rating fell from the previous surveys. The latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll showed the approval rating stood at 43%, down from 57% in August.

The Mainichi Shimbun survey showed the approval rating fell to 29% from 36% and the Kyodo news poll showed the approval rating fell to 40.2% from 54.1%.

Other polls, such as the NHK and Yomiuri Shimbun, showed similar results.

MNI Tokyo Bureau | +81 90-2175-0040 | hiroshi.inoue@marketnews.com
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