TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday a snap election would be held on Oct. 27, sending voters to the polls one month after he won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race. Ishiba is set to replace Fumio Kishida as Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday. (Reporting by Yoshifumi […]
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Japan’s incoming PM Ishiba sets Oct 27 date for snap election
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday a snap election would be held on Oct. 27, sending voters to the polls one month after he won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race.
Ishiba is set to replace Fumio Kishida as Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Kim Coghill)