
Japan’s incoming PM Shigeru Ishiba announces a quick October election
Just three days following his election as the new leader of Japan’s ruling party, Shigeru Ishiba, the incoming Prime Minister, has revealed intentions to hold a snap election on 27 October. Ishiba, 67, has taken over the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from outgoing prime minister Fumio Kishida following a closely contested election…