The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on September 3 announced that he would not be running in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party “Jiminto” presidential election. His decision to refrain from running in the next presidential election came days after the speculation into decisions he will have to make for the House of Representatives election. With the Prime Minister acknowledging that he will be resigning as the Liberal Democrat president, the path to new candidates has opened. Former Liberal Democratic Party Chairman for the Policy Research Council Fumio Kishida, former Minister of Interior Sanae Takaichi, Minister for Administrative Reform & Regulatory Reform Taro Kono, and a couple of others have already confirmed their desire to run in the upcoming party leader election. According to the polls conducted by Nikkei, Prime Minister Suga faces one of the lowest approval ratings of 34% and a disapproval rating at 56%. With a low approval rating and rising COVID-19 cases, Japan will have a new Prime Minister after the national election this year.
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