Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday ruled out running in a ruling party leadership race and said he would give his support to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instead, reinforcing Abe’s chances of staying in power. Being head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) means Abe would
Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday ruled out running in a ruling party leadership race and said he would give his support to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instead, reinforcing Abe’s chances of staying in power.
Being head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) means Abe would automatically stay on as prime minister since the ruling coalition holds a majority in parliament.
“I decided it was appropriate to deal with various policy challenges under Prime Minister Abe,” Kishida, the LDP’s policy chief, told a news conference.
