Election announcement by ruling party leader Shigeru Isiba to be approved by parliament for prime minister on Tuesday
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Three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan's ruling party, Shigeru Isiba has announced the election. According to Japanese media, he announced the election for October 27.
Isiba, 67, replaced outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday. The parliament, where the LDP has a majority, is approving him as prime minister on Tuesday.
According to the Reuters news agency, Isiba said that "it is important for the new administration to act as soon as possible for the people" regarding the announcement of the election. The election to be held a year ahead will decide which party will control the lower house of the Japanese parliament.
Earlier, ISIB had selected government and party officials . He has selected influential former prime ministers Taro Aso as adviser and Yoshihide Suga as deputy party chief .
Isiba has also asked popular rival Shinjiro Koizumi, who is in the leadership race, to lead the election strategist . But he has not given any responsibility to Sanai Takaichi, a hard-line female conservative who was defeated in Friday's election.
After winning the party leadership on Friday, Isiba said he would revive Japan's economy, address security threats and clean up the LDP. Lately, the LDP has been involved in various public scandals and internal conflicts.
Among such scandals are the influence of Japan's controversial Unification Church on the LDP and its support to factions of the party . Despite various scandals, the LDP is the most popular political party to rule Japan most of the time
The political career of the then Prime Minister Kisida has come to a halt after the recent controversy caused great public outrage. Because of this, last August, he announced that he will not contest again for the leadership of the LDP . "It is necessary to show the people that there will be a change of leadership in the upcoming election for the LDP leader," he said at the time.
