He announced his son’s dismissal Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after a party held at the official residence in late 2022. Sotaro Kishida worked as his father’s special advisor and secretary.

The younger Kishida organized a party at the prime minister’s residence. In fact, the controversial magazine published photos of him posing with his friends in the official premises of the residence.

“His actions last year in an official position were inappropriate for a secretary in an official position, so I decided to replace him in order to set limits,” the Japanese prime minister told reporters. His replacement will take effect on June 1, he added.

The prime minister has already reprimanded his son for the incident, but an Asahi newspaper survey found that three-quarters of respondents consider their son’s behavior a problem. A second Nikkei newspaper poll showed Kishida’s support fell five percentage points to 47%.

The elder Kishida’s decision comes three months after it was revealed that the son had used company vehicles for shopping trips during his father’s diplomatic tour of France, Britain and Canada.

Kishida, who has faced allegations of nepotism after his son was appointed last October, is not the first prime minister to appoint his son as his political secretary – the most recent example is Yasuo Fukuda, who chose his son Tatsuo when he was prime minister since 2007. until 2008.

According to Reuters, Kyodo News