Kishida formally re-elected as Japanese PM

Wednesday, 10 November 2021 13:48 [ Last Update: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 14:14 ]

Fumio Kishida was formally re-elected as Prime Minister of Japan on Wednesday in a special parliamentary session following the victory of his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the general election on Oct. 31, 2021.

Iran Press/ Asia: Kishida's appointment was ratified with a majority 297 votes after last month's House of Representatives election in which the ruling coalition renewed its comfortable majority, according to Japan's state media.

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