didn t attempt to run. he just got arrested on the spot. several police officers on site were able to take the suspect into custody and he s now being questioned. police did retrieve a gun and the suspect, again, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. nhk reporters on the scene said they heard two shots while abe was delivering that stump speech. he was there to deliver a speech in support of liberal democratic party candidates ahead of the upper house election, which is set for this sunday. abe is japan s longest-serving prime minister, first elected in 2006 before serving multiple different terms over the years that had followed before stepping down in 2020 because of health concerns relating to a long-term debilitating disease. despite stepping down, abe remained a key player in japanese politics, speaking very candidly about taiwan, hinting even recently at japan s increased military role, possibly military role in taiwan. again, former prime minister shinzo
as we were just saying, perhaps is the secret to his success. he s right in some senses that there s no system for bringing down a prime minister who acts imm immorally and who who doesn t thin does the things that johnson has done. it s this system of herd behavior, which he used in his speech, a rather kind of primitive one, to bring him down. and often, his mps act in their own self-interest, watching to see what other mps will do. they wouldn t want to move by themselves, they need to move as a group, to be more effective. and also trying to assess whether or not he will allow them to keep their seats in the next election. and that is how it works. a much fairer system would have brought his tenure to an end much sooner. much, much sooner indeed. all right, martha, we ll leave it there for now. much appreciate your time. thank you very much.
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