Direct election for Prime Minister of Japan

Direct election for Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan is elected among lawmakers in the parliament by lawmakers them selves. This is due to the parliamentary system of government. But I think it is better for us to install the direct election for Prime Minister system into Japan and amend the parliamentary system of government.The reasons why I agree with the direct election of Prime Minister are followings;1) In the present election system, elected are many lawmakers who are supported by their own election committees or local pressure groups and don't devote themselves into governmental jobs but local jobs.2) Bipartisan system, in which the party with majority in the parliament can send a Prime Minister, is not formed in Japan. 3) Liberal Democratic Party is the only political party in Japan, which can send a Prime Minister. But factions are so influential in it that the president of it (= the Prime Minister) is decided based on the under-the-counter trade among the factions.4) After general election, Prime Minister changes one after another. This shows that voting by people in general election doesn't lead to the choice of Prime Minister in Japan.Under present political system, lawmakers elect the Prime Minister. But in fact the Prime Minister is always choiced by the balance among factions in LDP. This leads to the dissatisfaction of voters, feeling that Prime Minister is decided out of their responsibility. In addition, in recent elections of prefactual governer, some higly-evaluated governers were elected such as Shintaro Ishihara in Tokyo, Yasuo Tanaka in Nagano and Shiro Asano in Miyagi. In the result, it is expected that direct election is better to produce better governers. This expectation leads to the one for direct election of Prime Minister.But the opinion that in the present system good leaders are not generated, so direct election can generate good leaders is not reasonable. The political system doesn't always decide the ability of leaders. Some prefactual governers, elected by direct election, are not good leaders. And under the parliamentary system of government, which is same as Japan, some highly evaluated Prime ministers such as Ms.Satcher in UK and Mr.Kohl in Germany.Still I support the direct election of Prime Minister. That's because I think the political system that every people has responsibility and is involved in the future of this country is better. The present system without participation in politics can lead to unaware and irresponsibile society. I don't think it is not related with recent selfish and individualistic cases.The direct election of Prime Minister can provide each voter with opportunities to consider which candidates have what kind of political vision. When voters elected inappropriate one, such experience can give voters good political lesson. If they don't have such opportunities to directly elect, it is difficult to have such lessons or reflections.From now on, Japan is going to become the society that in every field, the principle of self-responsibility is more necesarry. Thinking of that, it is a contradiction that people can't elect Prime Minister under their self-responsilibities. So I think that direct election of Prime Minister is necessary in the basis of self-responsible society in future Japan.