The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is to elect a new leader – who will serve as the country’s next PM – in less than two weeks, it emerged. Shinzo Abe, the outgoing premier, resigned recently citing declining health.
Japan’s Liberal Democrats will officially launch the race for the top job on September 8, with ONLY 394 lawmakers and 141 delegates from local chapters voting for the next party leader on September 14, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday.
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