Japanese prime minister fell asleep during his re-election

Tengrinews.kz – An event took place in the Japanese parliament that attracted the attention of both politicians and the public on social media.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba fell asleep during the vote for his re-election. Despite the moment of weakness, the parliament again expressed confidence in him and re-elected him as head of government.

Japanese social media was quick to point out that PM Shigeru Ishiba appeared to doze off during Monday’s vote in parliament for a new prime minister.The reason? Cold medicine, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi, who’s seen in the video beside Ishiba, checking if he’s alright. pic.twitter.com/CY6PX864Vl
— Hanako Montgomery (@HanakoMontgome1) November 11, 2024
Recall that Ishiba won the second round of elections, gaining 221 votes.
Earlier, the entire government of Japan has resigned, with the parliament preparing to vote on the candidate for the new Prime Minister.
Note that in 2018, the future prime minister took part in the opening of a store selling anime figurines and received a Majin Buu costume from the Dragon Ball Z series as a gift. His appearance was in the form of this famous villain character.

決選投票で石破政権が誕生。こう見ると石破さん面白いんだけど、石破総理！となると不安な点が多い･･･。同じ女性として、初の女性総理誕生の期待も込めて高市さんを応援していたのでショック。次の総選挙はちゃんとした人に総理大臣になってほしいです。株価暴落 解散総選挙 日本保守党 pic.twitter.com/7GR9kZQqo2
— ゆうか (@glamaqveen) September 27, 2024