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(Dan Tri) – Mr. Abe Shinzo was born into a family rich in political tradition and has great influence in Japanese politics as he is the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo (Photo: Reuters)
Japanese media reported that former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, 67 years old, was attacked while giving a campaign speech for Liberal Democratic Party member Kentaro Asah in Nara city on July 8.
According to NHK, Mr. Abe was shot with a shotgun and `appeared to be in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest.`
The incident caused a stir in Japanese public opinion because Mr. Abe is still a highly influential politician in this country even though he no longer holds the position of prime minister.
Mr. Abe was born into a family with a political tradition.
Mr. Abe studied public administration and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Seikei University in 1977. He then moved to the United States and studied public policy at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy at Southern University.
After resigning in 2007, Mr. Abe was re-elected in 2012. Since then he has always been a prominent figure in Japanese politics and won his third term as Prime Minister in 2017, his fourth in 2019.
In 2020, he once again announced his resignation due to colitis.
To date, Mr. Abe is still the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in the country’s history.
Great influence
During many years of holding the leadership position of Japan, Mr. Abe has achieved many achievements, but also faced some mixed opinions.
When Mr. Abe was elected for a second term as prime minister in 2012, Japan was facing difficulties because the economy had stagnated after many years.
Mr. Abe’s supporters and allies say the strategy outlined by Mr. Abe’s government has helped improve the economy and boost investor and consumer confidence.
However, this policy also encountered mixed opinions when critics said that Mr. Abe’s policy seemed to help the world’s third largest economy avoid decline more than achieve breakthrough growth.
On the other hand, Japan under Mr. Abe also faces the problem of an aging population, leading to fewer and fewer people of working age, and an increasing burden on society to pay pensions and pensions.
However, under the leadership of Mr. Abe’s government, Japan also loosened regulations to help the country increase the number of workers from abroad to help develop the economy.
In May, The Economist newspaper commented that although Mr. Abe has stepped back into the background for more than 2 years, his influence is still quite evident in some areas.
According to experts, Mr. Abe’s basic foreign policy is still being applied: Strengthen the close alliance relationship with the United States while improving Japan’s own defense capabilities, and upgrading its relationship with the United States.
According to American expert Michael Green, even the opposition to Mr. Abe’s LDP party cannot find a better path than Mr. Abe’s policy.