Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his replacement in a key vote that could affect the country’s political stability in coming months.
Former Defense Minister Ishiba chosen to lead Japan's ruling party. He'll become PM next week
Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week. The party leadership win is a ticket to the top
Japan’s ruling party elects Shigeru Ishiba as new prime minister
Ishiba, who wants an “Asian NATO” to counter security threats from China and North Korea, is the Liberal Democratic Party’s new leader, replacing Fumio Kishida.
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will establish a new national leader.
A crucial party election will determine Japan's new prime minister
A crucial party election in Japan will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote Friday by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will technically be to choose a new party
Shigeru Ishiba to Become Japan's Next Prime Minister After Ruling Party Vote
Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the race to lead Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday and replace incumbent prime minister Fumio Kishida as the country's next leader. The winner of the LDP's leadership election is all but assured to become prime minister given the party's control over parliament's powerful lower chamber.
A crucial party election Friday will determine Japan's new prime minister
A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation’s new prime minister. The vote by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will technically choose a new party leader, but since the party has a decades-long stranglehold on power,
Japan’s ruling party chooses new leader, paving way for his ascension to Prime Minister
Japan’s governing party on Friday picked former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its leader. The party leadership is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s governing coalition controls parliament.
What to Know About the Party Vote That Will Determine Japan's Next Leader
- Candidates of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, from left, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, former Economic Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi,
Japan’s ruling party turns to Shigeru Ishiba to be next prime minister
Japan’s ruling party picks former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader. He will become prime minister next week.
Ishiba Set to Become Japan's Next PM After Ruling Party Leadership Race Win
Shigeru Ishiba has been chosen as the next leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, positioning an advocate of an "Asian NATO" to become prime minister. The 67-year-old former defense minister beat Sanae Takaichi in a run-off for the leadership of the party.
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