Fumio Kishida likely to become Japan's next Prime Minister after winning leadership election
CNN
Japan's former top diplomat Fumio Kishida defeated Taro Kono in a runoff vote Wednesday to become leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- clearing a path for him to become the country's next Prime Minister.
Kishida received a total of 257 votes -- from 249 parliament members and eight rank-and-file members -- to defeat vaccine minister Kono, who won a total of 170 votes in the runoff.
Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he would not run in his party's leadership election, effectively ceding the premiership and opening the race to other candidates after a turbulent term of less than a year.
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