Prime Minister Abe will have the longest consecutive term of office since the inauguration of the second government

Prime Minister Abe has been in office for the longest time since his inauguration of the second government at 4:24 on August 24.

Since the inauguration of the second government, Prime Minister Abe has been in service for 24 consecutive days for 2799 days, the longest in history. With the term of office of the LDP governor still remaining for more than a year, issues such as rebuilding the economy while suppressing the spread of the new coronavirus and holding the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will become issues.

Prime Minister Abe has retired from power eight years ago in the 2012 House of Representatives election, and since the inauguration of the second government, he has been in continuous service for 24 days and 2799 days.

This is the longest consecutive term of office, surpassing 2798 days by Eisaku Sato and former Prime Minister.

The total term of office, including that of the first administration, was the longest last year, which was 24 days, reaching 3165 days.

Prime Minister Abe promoted "Abenomics" in order to break away from deflation with "economic revitalization" as the top priority, and the Nikkei average stock price, which had fallen below 10,000 yen, recovered to the 20,000 yen level Has also improved to a level of more than 1 time.

However, due to the decrease in personal consumption due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) from April to June was the biggest drop after the Lehman shock, and the economy has been hit hard.

The term of office of Prime Minister Abe as LDP president will be until the end of September next year, and the remaining one year will remain.

In the future administration of the government, the challenges will be to rebuild the economy while suppressing the spread of the new coronavirus, and to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which were postponed next year.

In addition, it is necessary to be in good physical condition while health concerns are whispered.

Furthermore, since the term of office of the members of the House of Representatives will be reached in October next year, it will be a focus on whether the House of Representatives will be disbanded during his term of office.

History of the second Abe administration

▽ Prime Minister Abe regained power in the House of Representatives election in 2012, 2012, and returned to the position of prime minister for the first time in five years.

Since the beginning of the second administration, we have prioritized "economic revitalization" and have promoted "Abenomics" to break away from deflation.

▽ Regarding the consumption tax, after raising the tax rate from 5% to 8% in April 2014, we postponed the raising to 10% twice in consideration of the drop in personal consumption.

Then, in October last year, after introducing the reduced tax rate that keeps the tax rate on food items at 8% for the first time, the consumption tax rate was raised to 10%.

▽The government has been working on the succession to the throne last year and the accompanying "reform".

The Emperor was resigned on April 30 last year based on a special law that allowed him to retire for only one generation, and his Majesty the Emperor was reigned on May 1 with the change of era.

The new era, "Reiwa," was announced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan on April 1st, prior to the coronation.

▽ In order to invite the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, I made a speech at the general meeting of the IOC = International Olympic Committee the year after I took office as Prime Minister.

We took the lead in our activities and won the Tokyo event.

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the tournament will be postponed in July next year, and we aim to continue the tournament in "complete form".

▽ In terms of diplomacy, we have visited 80 countries and regions, a total of 176 countries and regions in the past eight years, with the aim of "diplomacy overlooking the globe".

The 2016 G7 Ise-Shima Summit was held in 2016, and the first G20 Osaka Summit in Japan was held in June last year.

After the Ise-Shima Summit, US President Obama at that time visited Hiroshima for the first time as the current president.

Prime Minister Abe also visited Hawaii's Pearl Harbor for the first time as the incumbent Prime Minister to commemorate the victims of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In addition, we have a personal relationship of trust with President Trump of the United States by meeting among the leaders of each country as soon as possible before becoming president in 2016.

Including telephone talks, the summit talks count 50 times.

Furthermore, Russian diplomacy has been energetically promoted, and President Summit has held talks with President Putin nearly 30 times in total, including the first administration.

However, in the situation of North Korea, there is no clear way to resolve such issues as the abandonment of nuclear/missile development and the abduction issue.

In addition, the relationship with South Korea is getting colder due to the effects of the comfort women issue and the issue of "commissioning" during the Pacific War.

▽ In economic diplomacy, the negotiations of the TPP = Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement were promoted, and the 11 countries except the US, which had left, participated in the event, and it came into effect quietly.

▽In security, we changed the conventional policy.

After changing the constitutional interpretation and making a cabinet decision to allow limited exercise of collective self-defense, the law related to security was passed.

▽ Regarding the constitutional amendment, I would like to show my willingness to specify the SDF, etc., and to hold a referendum during the term of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party with a remaining one year or so.

However, discussions at the Diet's Constitutional Review Board have not progressed.

On the other hand, one of the driving forces behind the administration of the government is the record of winning the national elections for six times over the past eight years, with both the public and the public.

In the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election as an adult, amendment of the party rules made it possible to run for the third term, defeating former secretary general Ishiba and achieving three elections.

In November of last year, the total term of office including the first administration was the longest in the history of constitutional government, surpassing Keitaro and former prime minister, amid the political situation that was said to be “Abe 1 top”.

Also, the term of office for 24 consecutive days will be the longest, excluding Eisaku Sato and former Prime Minister.

On the other hand,
▽ The problems of Moritomo Gakuen and Kakegakuen, and the response to the "Cherry Blossom Viewing Society" contributed to a drop in the cabinet's approval rating. Was also issued.

▽After entering Kotoshi, the focus has been on responding to the new coronavirus.

We used a chartered aircraft to return Japanese from Wuhan, China, and responded to passengers on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess".

In April, it was necessary to make an "emergency declaration" based on the Act on Special Measures, request the people to refrain from going out, and create a "new daily life" in the corona era. I have called for people to work on avoiding the "three secrets".

While the infection spreads again, due to a decrease in personal consumption, GDP (Gross domestic product) from April to June will be the biggest drop after the Lehman shock, and the economy will be severely affected. A major issue is how to balance the promotion of measures and the economic recovery.

Future major political dates

The main political schedule for the future.

At the end of next month, the term of office of the LDP officers will expire.

It is expected that officers will be appointed in line with this.

Also, pay attention to the timing of cabinet remodeling.

The United Nations General Assembly will take place in New York later this month.

In order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection, a video of the leader's speech, which was recorded in advance without the leaders of each country gathering together, will be played.

On the other hand, in the extraordinary Diet session, the opposition side is calling for an early convocation, but the ruling party is not prepared to respond, and there is a growing view that it will be convened after October.

The G20 Summit is scheduled for Saudi Arabia on the 21st and 22nd of the election day of the US presidential election on November 3rd.

When the year goes by, the assembly is usually convened in January.

And in July, the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will open.

At the end of September, Prime Minister Abe's term of office as president of the LDP expires, and on October 21, the term of office of members of the House of Representatives will expire.