Japan: New Prime Minister to be elected on October 21

Tokyo, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The Japanese parties with the largest presence in Parliament agreed on Friday that the legislature will hold a vote to elect the country's new prime minister on October 21.

October 17, 2025
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Japanese media stated that the date was set thanks to an agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), the organizations with the largest number of seats in both houses of the National Assembly.

In early October, the LDP, Japan’s leading governing force, was forced to hold early elections and decide on replacing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned in September following his party’s poor election results.

This year, the LDP, in alliance with Komeito, lost a majority in both the Lower and Upper Houses of Parliament.

After 26 years of partnership, the Buddhist Komeito party decided a week ago to sever its ties with the LDP after learning of the election of Sanae Takaichi as its new chief, due to her ultra-conservative political stance.

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