Japan's ruling party will choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor around Sept. 15, Kyodo news agency said on Saturday, after Abe abruptly ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 28, 2020. TOKYO: Japan's ruling party will choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor around Sep 15, Kyodo news agency said on Saturday , after Abe abruptly announced hisThe president of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is virtually assured of being prime minister because of the LDP's majority in parliament's lower house.
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, a former prime minister who is also Abe's finance minister, said he did not plan to join the race to succeed Abe, Kyodo said.Abe said it is up to the LDP leadership to determine the schedule of the party election but that he believes his health will hold up until a successor is chosen.
The main scenario is for the election to be held on Sep 15, Kyodo said, while the format and date will be decided on Tuesday, media reported.
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