Fumio Kishida set to be reelected Japan’s PM in Parliamentary vote
The Hindu
Fumio Kishida called a quick election where he secured enough seats in 465-member lower house to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through Parliament.
is set to be reelected as Japan’s Prime Minister on Wednesday after clearing the first major test of his leadership in recent elections.
, Mr. Kishida called a quick election where he secured enough seats in 465-member lower house – the more powerful of Japan’s two-chamber Diet – to maintain a free hand in pushing legislation through Parliament. He sees the October 31 victory as a mandate from voters for his weeks-old government to tackle the pandemic-battered economy, virus measures and other challenges.
In the first session of the Parliament, since the election, Mr. Kishida is to be reelected and then will form his second Cabinet in a month by reappointing most of his Ministers.
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