By Deutsche Welle (World News) | Created at 2024-09-27 06:52:48 | Updated at 2024-09-30 07:21:35
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Japan's former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba won the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election on Friday and would likely become Japan's next prime minister.
In a head-to-head vote, the veteran politician defeated Sanae Takaichi, a rare prominent woman in Japanese politics.
The vote comes after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's announcement in August that he would not stand for re-election.
The LDP, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the post-war era, has a majority in parliament and thus picks the prime ministers.
This is a developing story, more to follow.
