US EditionParliament Expected to Elect New Prime Minister on Oct. 15
The Liberal Democratic Party leadership vote follows Prime Minister Ishiba’s resignation after election setbacks; five candidates are competing in the race, officials said.
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Japan’s Extraordinary Diet Session May Be Held on Oct. 15 to Select New Prime Minister
The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have started making plans to hold an extraordinary Diet session on Oct. 15, following the party’s leadership election, according to government and LDP sources.
Japan to choose next prime minister possibly on Oct. 15: official
The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are making arrangements to convene an extraordinary parliament session possibly on Oct. 15 to pick the successor to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a senior official said Wednesday.
Bloomberg · Yoshiaki Nohara Japan will know who will be its second prime minister in just over a year tomorrow, when the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) primary ends. The result, if one of the two candidates leading the polls wins, promises to be historic: the country would elect its first female leader in history, or its youngest prime minister since World War II. The chosen one will replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who was…
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