Japan's ex-defence minister Ishiba set to become country's next PM

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Veteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba was set on Friday (Sept 27) to become Japan's next prime minister after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Veteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba was set on Friday to become Japan's next prime minister

00:06after winning a closely fought contest in his fifth and final attempt to lead the ruling

00:11Liberal Democratic Party.

00:13Ishiba prevailed over hardline nationalist Sanae Takahichi in a runoff vote in what was

00:19seen as one of the most unpredictable leadership elections in decades, with a record nine candidates

00:25in the field.

00:26The leader of the LDP, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the post-war era, is essentially

00:32assured of becoming Japan's premier because of its majority in parliament.

00:56Ishiba must quell anger at home over rising living costs and navigate a volatile security

01:08environment in East Asia fueled by an increasingly assertive China and nuclear-armed North Korea.

01:14The scramble to replace current premier Fumio Kishida was sparked in August when he announced

01:19his intention to step down over a series of scandals that plunged the LDP's ratings to

01:25record lows.

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