Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he will not seek reelection after serving in office for almost exactly a year, reports The New York Times. The decision came after numerous attempts to try to salvage an administration that has become highly unpopular.
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resident Hashim Thaci of Kosovo stepped down on November 5 in response to charges of murder, torture, and persecution related to his involvement in Kosovo’s war for independence in 1998. NPR reports that Thaci stepped down in order “to protect the integrity of the state” of Kosovo. He also reportedly urged Kosovars to maintain “political and civic unity.” Thaci is scheduled to appear in court on November 9. He was flown to The Hague, along with Kadrim Veseli, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, and Rexhep Selimi, a Kosovo Member of Parliament, reports the BBC.
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Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest serving prime minister, has resigned due to health reasons, reports CNN. For the past eight years, Mr. Abe has struggled with colitis, a non-curable inflammatory bowel disease. During a press conference on August 28, he apologized to the Japanese people as he stepped down from his role one year before the end of his term.
Read moreOn April 19, Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his whole government resigned from their posts. The resignations come after the massacre of 160 Fulani herders by a vigilante group was revealed.
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On Thursday February 7, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Canada’s former attorney general, accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of pressuring for a settlement in a criminal case involving a Quebec-based construction company.
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Africa’s sole female leader resigned in the wake of a scandal over improper use of an NGO’s credit card.
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Tom Price resigned his position as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services due to several investigations scrutinizing his use of military jets and private charter to travel within the country at the taxpayer’s expense.
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