社評 0708 日本前首相安倍遇刺身亡

日本前首相安倍遇刺身亡

前首相安倍晉三在日本奈良縣一塲戶外的助選演說中被人開槍近距離射中其胸部後，在送醫過程中還有意識，其後心肺停止，終於傷勢過重，不治死亡。

嫌疑人山上徹也當場被捕，日本內閣召開緊急會議，處理可能發生之其他變故。

安倍家族曾經出過三位首相，分別是安倍晉三，其外祖父岸信介，外叔祖父佐籐榮作。

他的去世引起國際社會之高度關注，這位日本歷史上在任最久的首相從未料到死於刺客槍下。

英國首相約翰遜落馬走人

兩年前英國保守黨在約翰遜之帶領下，取得首相寶座，如今他將辭去黨魁之職，意味著他將離開唐寧街首相官邸掛冠而去。

這位主導英國離開歐盟的首相終於抵不過黨內及社會壓力，他的副黨魁因喝太多被指猥褻兩名男子，今年四月在英國封城期間公然在唐寧衔開派對，時至今日，英國通貨膨脹飈升，高達百分之九點一，雖然不是他的個人責任，但是他一直大力支持烏克蘭對抗俄羅斯之戰爭而引起之後果。

約翰遜之辭職迅速成為世界大新聞，俄羅斯方面表示，約翰遜不喜歡我們，我們也不喜歡他。許多政界人士批評他是以羞恥方式結束，因他堅持脫歐而大大影響了英國和歐洲之關係。

這位記者出身的首相在辭職演說中表示，他對於無法完成這麼多的構想和計劃感到很痛苦。

近三年來由于新冠疫情及俄烏戰爭，這位首相可謂出盡風頭，也是首位訪问烏克蘭之外國元首。

我們對於接任首相之人選尚未確定，但是世界局勢之動亂將不會停息，這個曾經是日不落國的帝國如今已漸衰落，國內外繁事如麻，不論何人出來領導，也決非易事。

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shot Dead

Shinzo Abe, former Japanese Prime Minister, who served the longest time in history, was shot dead Friday at a train station while making a campaign speech for a parliamentary candidate.

Abe was shot from behind as he was starting his speech. He was rushed to the hospital, but he died hours later.

Police arrested a 41-year-old man, Tetsuya Yamagami, and confiscated a homemade gun.

Abe, 67, was one of the most influential politicians in Japan. With his so-called Abenomics, he tried to improve the country's national economy. In the meantime, he also tried to revise the constitution to allow Japan a more active military.

British Prime Minister Resigns

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation as the leader of the Conservative party, but will temporarily act as prime minister until a new leader is elected. Johnson felt very distressed that he could not continue to deliver on his promise to voters. He said, “Millions voted for us in 2019, many for the first time. I want to say to these millions thank you for your incredible support. It is, of course, very painful to be unable to complete many ideas and plans.”

The Conservative party that still holds a sizeable majority in the UK parliament will elect a replacement and that person will become the fourth prime minister in the six years since the Brexit referendum of 2016.

Johnson will always be known at home and in the rest of the world as one of the main architects of Brexit.