Poll: 51 percent of Japanese want Prime Minister Kishida to resign.

More than half of Japanese people want Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to resign as soon as possible, according to a survey published by the Mainichi newspaper.

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According to the survey, 51% of respondents are in favor of Kishida resigning as soon as possible. Only 12% see him as prime minister “for as long as possible.” Another 25% believe that Kishida should leave his post next fall, when the party will elect its head.

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The cabinet reshuffles made by Kishida did not affect the deplorable figures of his rating – it froze at the lowest level of 25%. This is one percentage point lower than what was recorded in the previous survey on August 27-28. This is the lowest level since the December 2022 survey. The number of those who do not support the government is almost two-thirds – 68%. Only 10% responded that after the reshuffle in the government, when out of 19 people only 6 ministers retained their posts, their expectations for the new Cabinet increased; 77% responded that they pin their hopes on the new composition.

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The study was conducted on September 16-17 by sending SMS messages. 1050 people took part in it.