Japan set for October 27 snap election: reports

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Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party , attends a press conference after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on September 27, 2024. Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister after winning the ruling party's leadership vote on September 27, 2024 the official count showed.

Ishiba, 67, won the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday and was expected to be sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday.Ishiba is finalising plans to dissolve parliament on October 9 ahead of general elections on October 27, public broadcaster NHK, four main national dailies and other media reported, without citing sources.

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