A Triad of Power Shifts
A Triad of Power Shifts
Three nations saw their heads of government step down in rapid succession. In Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation following historic electoral defeats for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, citing a need to avert further party divisions after back-to-back losses in both houses of parliament. In France, Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted when opposition MPs voted down his emergency confidence motion on budget tightening, leaving President Emmanuel Macron to seek a fourth premier in under two years. And in Nepal, youth-led “Gen Z” protests against a social media ban and endemic corruption turned deadly, prompting Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to submit his resignation amid nationwide unrest.
