Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba re-elected after runoff vote
Shigeru Ishiba, the leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has secured a new term as the country’s prime minister after a parliamentary vote on Monday. Ishiba, 67, was first sworn in as prime minister in September after his predecessor,
Shigeru Ishiba Wins Vote to Remain as Japan’s Prime Minister
Despite leading his party to big losses in a general election last month, Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, won a vote in Parliament on Monday to carry on as the country’s leader. Mr. Ishiba,
Lawmakers Vote To Keep Embattled Ishiba As Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having led the ruling coalition to its worst general election result in 15 years.
Ishiba Reelected as Japan PM Despite Election Loss
Ishiba defeated opposition leader Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan by a vote of 221 to 160, secur
Japan’s Ishiba Wins First Round of Voting for Prime Minister
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba won the most support in Monday’s first round of voting to stay in the job despite a national election setback, as he prepares for an expected meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump later this month.
Japanese PM Ishiba re-elected after run-off vote
He will now navigate hostilities within his party, economic woes and a period of flux in international relations.
Lawmakers vote to keep Shigeru Ishiba as Japan’s prime minister
Ishiba was formally reelected as Japan's PM on Monday after a rare run-off vote in a parliament that his ruling coalition no longer controls Japan's parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade.
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