Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is now the most preferred candidate among the public to become the next prime minister, surging in popularity after he entered his party’s leadership race, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed
TOKYO - on Friday.
The survey highlights the growing momentum for Suga, the government’s chief spokesman, who emerged as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week after securing the backing of several of his party’s key factions. In a June Asahi survey, Ishiba led a pack of seven potential contenders with 31% while Suga had just 3%.
The leadership election is set for Sept. 14 with LDP lawmakers and regional party representatives casting votes. The winner is virtually assured of becoming prime minister because of the LDP’s parliamentary majority.
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