Japan's ruling party to vote on September 14 on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's replacement

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will reportedly vote September 14 on a replacement for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, country’s longest-serving premier, who resigned a few days back over health issues. According to reports, LDP election is for party leership, with a parliamentary vote for PM following September 16. candidates will have to register ir run on September 8, with campaigning immediately after. 

As per reports, party is yet to officially anunce vote date, however, y have alrey approved a decision on a limited vote that will exclude rank-and-file members. For parliamentary vote, opposition candidates are expected to stand, but vote is been largely as a formality that will endorse ruling party’s new leer. 

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leership contest usually polls ruling party lawmakers and LDP members nationwide. However, this time LDP has reportedly opted for a constrained format, which means polling only its MPs and three representatives from each of country’s 47 prefectures. While several leers have reportedly criticised decision, but party officials said that it would take long to organise a broer vote. 

While speaking to international media reporters, Shunichi Suzuki, who is chairman of party's general council, responded to criticism and said that if party was to hold a full-scale election, it would take two months. She ded that taking Shinzo Abe’s health into consideration, two months seems very long and party can’t take that long. 

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Candidates for Japan PM 

Meanwhile, several candidates have alrey emerged for race, with chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga considered presumptive frontrunner. Suga has been serving as chief spokesperson of Japanese government since Abe assumed power back in 2012 and is also one of closest aides of Japan PM. He was also considered to be Abe’s potential contender.

Apart from Suga, LDP policy chief and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba have also indicated towards participating in upcoming elections and takeover after outgoing Japan PM. Abe has ordered LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai to make required decisions regarding party leership race. 

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