{"id":268840,"date":"2020-09-16T04:38:37","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T08:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=268840"},"modified":"2020-09-16T04:38:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T08:38:37","slug":"yoshihide-suga-elected-as-japans-new-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/16\/yoshihide-suga-elected-as-japans-new-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoshihide Suga elected as Japan’s new prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOKYO<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Japan’s parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as the country’s new prime minister on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Suga, a close confidante of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Monday was elected to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).<\/p>\n

He won the votes of 314 members of the parliament out of the 465 total.<\/p>\n

Suga’s term in office will continue until general elections in September 2021.<\/p>\n

Abe’s sudden announcement of his resignation late last month triggered a leadership contest in the party as the outgoing prime minister undergoes serious health complications.<\/p>\n

The ruling party enjoys a majority in the lower house — the House of Representatives — of the Japanese parliament, locally known as the Diet.<\/p>\n

The party also holds a majority in the Diet’s upper house — the House of Councilors — along with its coalition partner, Komeito.\u00a0(Anadolu)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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