Japan's ruling party to vote on Kishida successor on Sept. 27
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Tuesday to hold its presidential election to select a successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sept. 27, while also defining a 15-day campaigning period to start on Sept. 12.
The upcoming contest, the first since 2021 when Kishida was elected party chief, is currently expected to see 11 candidates vie for the party's top job, with the winner to be anointed prime minister given the ruling parties control both houses of parliament.