Since the LDP has a parliamentary majority, Ishiba will be approved as prime minister by parliament on Tuesday. "It is important for the new administration to be judged by the people as soon as possible," Ishiba said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, according to Reuters. The election, which is set to take place more than a year before it is due, will decide which party controls parliament's lower house.
mandag 30. september 2024
Japan's incoming PM announces snap October election
A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October. Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday, following a tight race that saw him securing more votes than any of the other eight candidates.
Since the LDP has a parliamentary majority, Ishiba will be approved as prime minister by parliament on Tuesday. "It is important for the new administration to be judged by the people as soon as possible," Ishiba said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, according to Reuters. The election, which is set to take place more than a year before it is due, will decide which party controls parliament's lower house.
Since the LDP has a parliamentary majority, Ishiba will be approved as prime minister by parliament on Tuesday. "It is important for the new administration to be judged by the people as soon as possible," Ishiba said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, according to Reuters. The election, which is set to take place more than a year before it is due, will decide which party controls parliament's lower house.
