File footage of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership contender Fumio Kishida
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1633885
File footage of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership contender Fumio Kishida
- Title: File footage of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership contender Fumio Kishida
- Date: 26th August 2021
- Summary: Kishida met with then-European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmstrom in June, 2017, in an aim to finalise agreements for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). TOKYO, JAPAN (FILE - JUNE 30, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** KISHIDA AND THEN EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR TRADE CECILIA MALMSTROM WALKING INTO MEETING ROOM KISHIDA AND MALMSTROM SHAKING HANDS
- Embargoed: 9th September 2021 08:30
- Keywords: Fumio Kishida Shinzo Abe foreign minister politics prime minister
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA003ERX0FNR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Japan's former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday (August 26) that he will run in the ruling party's leadership race when incumbent Yoshihide Suga's current term ends in September.
The winner is assured of being prime minister because of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) majority in parliament's lower house.
The move may complicate Prime Minister Suga's plan to win another term as head of the party unopposed, and ride the party through general elections with a pledge to speed up vaccinations and stronger steps to combat the COVID-19 crisis.
Suga's administration has seen support ratings plunge over its the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, heightening calls within the LDP to pick a new face in the party leadership race ahead of a general election that must be held by Oct. 21.
Kishida has been considered a strong candidate for the top LDP role. He also ran for leadership race last September but lost to Suga. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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