Tokyo: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s successor will be selected during a session of parliament scheduled to convene on October 1. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect its next president on September 27. The LDP and its coalition partner Komeito control both houses of parliament, so the selection of the prime minister is considered a mere formality. The government is preparing the schedule, which will be finalized by Kishida’s cabinet in late September. According to the report, if the next prime minister decides to dissolve the House of Representatives…
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