Japan’s LDP picks Shigeru Ishiba as PM Fumio Kishida’s successor
Ishiba, 67, beat arch-nationalist Sanae Takaichi – who would have been the country’s first-ever woman leader – 215 votes to 194 in a run-off.
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Ex-defence minister Ishiba set to become Japan's next prime minister
TOKYO - Veteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba was set on Friday (Sept 27) to become Japan's next prime minister after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
In Japan’s race to replace Kishida, ex-defence chief Shigeru Ishiba throws hat into ring
Kishida will step down next month, ending a three-year term as leader of the world’s fourth-largest economy.
As Shigeru Ishiba bids for Japan’s top job, LDP conservatives may prove stumbling block
Former defence chief Shigeru Ishiba has emerged as the Japanese public’s favourite for the posts of president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister, but experts say his popularity may falter as party insiders rally around conservative alternatives, potentially fracturing the September 27 vote.
Japan’s governing party to choose its head who will also be the new prime minister on Sept. 27
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s ruling party said Tuesday it will hold a vote on Sept. 27 to choose its new leader after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down.