ress conference held at his office. Abe said that he quitted to have the war against terror continued, since as long as he is premier, the opposition leader would not agree to talk over the extension of Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan longchamp outlet, Sept. 12, 2007. Abe offered his resignation on Sept. 12 at a press conference held at his office, less than a month after he reshuffled the Cabinet following a crushing defeat in parliamentary election.(Xinhua Photo) It would be better to have a new prime minister pursue the matter mbt shoes, he said longchamp sale. Abe also said that he had difficulty in implementing policies and gathering public support. Abe quitted his post as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and effectively the post of prime minister. However, Abe will continue act as premier until the ruling party selects a new leader in at least a month, Kyodo News quoted a LDP official as saying. Abe, who took office on Sept. 26 last year, has been plagued by a series of scandals involving his Cabinet ministers, pension recording errors, as well as a crushing defeat in July's upper house election which cost the LDP's decades-long dominance in the chamber. The support rate for Abe dropped below 30 percent after the election and has remained low. On Aug. 27, Abe reshuffled the Cabinet and replaced the members with veteran politicians to regain public trust. However, in less than a week, the new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Takehiko Endo resigned over a scandal involving a farmers' group that he heads. The internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda admitted Saturday an error in his own political fund report. Abe hinted at resignation at a press conference after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Sunday in Sydney, saying that I have no i Related articles:

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