Japan decides to hold abridged election to pick next PM
- 4 years ago
'포스트 아베' 선출 결국 약식선거로
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided how it will elect its new leader following the surprise announcement of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation last Friday.
The LDP said that the vote will be held in a simplified format involving only lawmakers and three representatives from each of the 47 prefectural chapters... and not rank-and-file party members.
Japanese media report this method is expected to favor candidates such as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga who are close to Abe and have support among lawmakers, over candidates such as former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the most popular choice among the party's grassroots.
Under party rules, the new leader will serve only the remainder of Abe's three-year tenure which runs until late September 2021.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided how it will elect its new leader following the surprise announcement of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation last Friday.
The LDP said that the vote will be held in a simplified format involving only lawmakers and three representatives from each of the 47 prefectural chapters... and not rank-and-file party members.
Japanese media report this method is expected to favor candidates such as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga who are close to Abe and have support among lawmakers, over candidates such as former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is the most popular choice among the party's grassroots.
Under party rules, the new leader will serve only the remainder of Abe's three-year tenure which runs until late September 2021.