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Prime Minister's fate could easily be decided this weekDate Posted: 2011-06-16  He survived a no-confidence vote earlier in the month by promising to step down soon, assuring his DPJ that he’d resign as soon as the March 11th earthquake and tsunami reconstruction is rolling, and the nuclear issues at Fukushima are resolved. In making the promises, Kan was vague as to the exact date, and that has both his own party and the opposition Liberal Democratic Party demanding action. A DPJ meeting this week could bring cool heads together to help Kan make a decision. Kan’s already met with Shizuka Kamei, leader of Kokumin Shinto, the People’s New Party. The PNP is the junior partner in Kan’s coalition government. Yoshito Sengoku, the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, is one of the lead players steering the government to a post-Kan state. He’s told media Kan must first get cooperation from the opposition party on a key government bill is passed to provide 40% of the ¥92.41 trillion fiscal year budget. Kan is thought to have leveraged passage of the bill, which includes deficit-covering bonds, as a precondition for his stepping aside quickly. |
   
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