Japan’s ruling party to vote for new leader who is likely to become next PM

Prime minister Yoshihide Suga, with his support in tatters ahead of the election, recently announced he would step down

Japan’s ruling party will vote for a new leader on Wednesday who will almost certainly become the next prime minister ahead of a general election due in weeks, and with the economy under pressure from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime minister Yoshihide Suga, with his support in tatters ahead of the election, recently announced he would step down after only a year as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader at the 29 September party vote.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/29/japans-ruling-party-ldp-vote-new-leader-kono-kishida-noda-takaichi