Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced his resignation Monday.
At a hastily-summoned press conference at the prime minister"s official residence in the evening, Fukuda said he met a lot of difficulties in his term and called for a new framework to implement policies.
The prime minister, who has been beset by sluggish support rate, said he made the decision to resign over the weekend and believed that now is the best time to resign to avoid a political vacuum.
Fukuda said his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will hold a party presidential election to pick his successor.
According to Japanese law, the ruling party"s president will naturally become leader of the government.
Fukuda was elected president of the LDP and assumed the post of prime minister last September. (Xinhua)
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