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Japan's New PM Fumio Kishida Set To Announce General Election
After taking charge as the new Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida is reportedly ready to dissolve the current parliament and will call an election for October 31. The 64-year-old Kishida, a former foreign minister, defeated three contenders last week to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It's being said, ''if he wins comfortably in the general election,'' he will easily win the next year's upper house election.
Tags: Japan, parliament, Dissolve, General Election, PM Fumio Kishida
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Japan To Acquire New PM As Incumbent Yoshihide Suga Set To Resign
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga has decided to submit his resignation in the presence of senior party leaders at an emergency meeting. Reportedly, Suga failed to garner the support of leaders before the leadership contest on September 29 and a general election on October 17. Besides, his support base dropped below 30% from 70% after he took power from his predecessor Shinzo Abe.
Tags: Japan, PM Yoshihide Suga, General Election, Resignation
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