Front-runners solidify lead as LDP counts down to leadership vote
WEB1 day ago · Former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba, 67, economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, are locked in a three-way battle for an...
Takaichi and Ishiba head to runoff in LDP leadership election
WEB14 hours ago · Former defense chief Shigeru Ishiba and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi are set to face off Friday in a runoff vote in Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election after no...
Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks Shigeru Ishiba as next PM
WEBThe race started with nine candidates before heading into a runoff between Ishiba and Sanae Takaichi, 63, who vied to become Japan’s first female leader. Ishiba is in favour of allowing female...
Ishiba wins LDP presidential election in runoff over Takaichi
WEB12 hours ago · Ishiba, 67, a former LDP secretary-general, gained 215 votes in a runoff vote in the party’s election, compared with 194 for Sanae Takaichi, 63, the economic security minister.
Takaichi and Ishiba advance to final round in Japan's LDP election ...
WEB14 hours ago · TOKYO -- Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday advanced to the final round of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership...
Former defense minister set to lead Japan amid efforts to ... - NBC News
WEB12 hours ago · After no candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, Ishiba won in a runoff against economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, 63, who would have been Japan’s first female...
Japan's Shigeru Ishiba is set to become prime minister | AP News
WEB5 hours ago · Considered a defense policy expert, Ishiba secured a come-from-behind win against Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who hoped to become the country’s first female prime minister.
Who will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
WEB1 day ago · Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, an Abe protege and staunch conservative who ran against Kishida in 2021, is third by a narrow margin. Experts say two of the three are expected to advance to a runoff.
Sanae Takaichi unveils LDP president bid with call for party's rebirth
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi became the first female candidate, and the seventh overall, to declare her candidacy in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Monday,...
Who will become Japan's next prime minister? | AP News
WEB1 day ago · Sanae Takaichi. Takaichi, 63, is the economic security minister and is making her second bid to become Japan’s first female leader. A protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, she is a staunch conservative and attracts the right wing. In the 2021 party leadership vote, she finished third in a runoff.
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