TOKYO — Japan could get its first woman or youngest-ever prime minister on Friday when the ruling party holds a leadership vote described as the most 'unpredictable' in many years.
TOKYO — Japan could get its first woman or youngest-ever prime minister on Friday when the ruling party holds a leadership vote described as the most 'unpredictable' in many years.A record nine candidates are in the running after the long-powerful factions of the Liberal Democratic Party disbanded earlier this year over a funding scandal.
Fair and square' IshibaLDP presidents are in office for three years and can serve up to three straight terms. Unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is not running for re-election.With the factions dissolved, it's unlikely that any one candidate will win enough votes — split between lawmakers and rank-and-file party members — to win outright.That makes a run-off between two top candidates the most likely scenario, with the winner announced Friday afternoon.
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