TOKYO (REUTERS) - Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Mr Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO - Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Mr Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week.
A Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll showed Ishiba with 28 per cent support, followed by current Defence Minister Taro Kono with 15 per cent. Mr Suga came in fourth place with 11 per cent, the poll showed.Mr Suga - a longtime lieutenant of Mr Abe's in a key supporting role - will join the race to replace his boss with support expected from the faction led by LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai and other major factions, putting him in a favourable position.
LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida, who has announced his intention to stand, came in last place in both of the public opinion surveys.
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