To succeed Shinzo Abe

Japan's favorite to head the government pledges to fight Corona

Suga emphasized that Japan "faces an unprecedented national crisis."

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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan announced yesterday that it will hold elections in the middle of this month to choose a new leader for the party, to succeed the outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Yesterday, the Secretary-General of the Japanese Cabinet, Yoshihide Suga, announced the candidacy for the leadership of the party, which is considered the most likely to win the succession of Abe.

The LDP said that the party elections will officially begin on September 8th, with a new leader chosen on September 14th.

The Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Democratic Constitutional Party agreed yesterday to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on September 16, to nominate the country's new prime minister.

The new leader of the LDP will succeed Abe, as the party has a majority in the powerful House of Representatives.

"Our country is facing an unprecedented national crisis," said Suga, 71, in a press conference, referring to the Corona pandemic.

Suga pledged to work to prevent further outbreaks of "Corona", protect jobs, and recover the Japanese economy, which was destroyed by the "epidemic."

Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced their candidacy for the same post yesterday, while the main factions in the party expressed their support for Soga.

• Party elections will start on September 8th.

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