The voting for the new Prime Minister will take place on October 21 at the lower house of the Parliament of Japan. The Secretary General of the Cabinet Yoshimasa Hayashi informed the Commission of House of Representatives about this.
According to the Kyodo news agency, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDK) currently makes the latest preparations for the upcoming elections, during which the newly elected President Sanaye Takairi will nominate the Prime Minister.
It is emphasized that the opposition parties are also actively working to reach an agreement on a joint candidate. If they reach an agreement between the main opposition parties, it can allow them to seize the government, which has been in the hands of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2012.
The result of the upcoming voting remains unpredictable against the background of uncertainty since the collapse of the ruling coalition headed by the Liberal Democratic Party.
