[Naoichi Masuzoe]Why does Prime Minister Suga’s “words” not resonate with the hearts of the people?

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The Tokyo Olympics have ended. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been blessed by US President Joe Biden for the “success” of the tournament, but the approval rating of the Suga Cabinet continues to hit a new low.

The biggest reason, of course, is that the infection with the new coronavirus is steadily increasing. Moreover, there is great disappointment that the Prime Minister has not sent any meaningful message to the public in this difficult situation.

The approval rating is already in the “red light” area

The disappointment of the people is clearly reflected in various polls.

According to the Asahi Shimbun opinion poll conducted on August 7th and 8th, the approval rating of the Cabinet was 28% (-3)%, the lowest since the administration was inaugurated, and fell to the 20% level for the first time. If you compare it to a traffic signal, the 30% range is yellow and the 20% range is red. The disapproval rate is 53 (+4)%.

Regarding Prime Minister Suga’s measures against corona, “evaluate” is 23 (-3)%, “not evaluate” is 66 (+1)%, which is a strict evaluation, and for those who “do not evaluate”, the cabinet disapproval rate is 70%. Climb to. Regarding the attitude of Prime Minister Suga to work on corona, 23% said they were “reliable” and 66% said they were “unreliable.” The answers to these two questions were the same, but it is important that not only the countermeasures but also the “posture” is an issue.

Furthermore, regarding vaccination, which Prime Minister Suga is focusing on as a trump card for countermeasures, 20% said that it was “successful” and 73% said that it was “slow.”

When asked “Do you want me to be re-elected as president of the LDP and continue as prime minister?”, 25% answered “I want” and 60% answered “I don’t want it.” When such a result comes out, the opinion that “the upcoming House of Representatives election cannot be fought by President Kan” will be strengthened within the LDP. The Liberal Democratic Party ruthlessly changes the top to win the election.