Fumio Kishida is set to become next Prime Minister of Japan
The 64 year old has been elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
In the end, Kishida won 257 votes in a runoff on Wednesday to defeat the minister heading Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination program…
Since the LDP dominates the lower house, Kishida is virtually guaranteed to succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Kishida is a nine-term member of the House of Representatives. He was also a close aide of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, and was in charge of foreign affairs for more than four years under him.
He will now lead the LDP into a general election due by November.
