Japan's ruling party votes for next PM as no clear winner seen
By Antoni Slodkowski, Ju-min Park and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race on Wednesday, a victory that virtually ensures he will become Japan's next prime minister within days. In an acceptance speech, Kishida vowed to lead a transformed party in a general election due within weeks and continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic which has battered Japan's economy. However, Kishida enjoys only moderate public support and has a bland image and his victory could spell problems for the LDP in the election ...
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