Japan PM bows out of party leadership vote
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives for a press conference at his office in Tokyo, August 14, 2024
JAPANESE Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced today that he will not be a candidate in next month’s party leadership vote, paving the way for a new premier to replace him.
Mr Kishida was elected president of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and became prime minister in 2021.
His three-year term expires in September and whoever wins the party vote will succeed him as prime minister because the LDP controls both houses of parliament.
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