Extra parliamentary session to elect new Japan PM set for Oct. 1

Winner of race to replace Fumio Kishida as LDP leader set to call general election

Japan's National Diet Building in Tokyo will be the scene for the leadership election on Oct. 1 as the ruling Liberal Democratic party chooses its leader and the next prime minister. © Reuters

September 24, 2024 17:51 JST

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An extraordinary Diet session to elect Japan's new prime minister to replace incumbent Fumio Kishida will be convened on Oct. 1, the top government spokesman said Tuesday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi notified senior ruling and opposition party officials in charge of Diet affairs of the schedule, ahead of the presidential election on Friday of the Liberal Democratic Party.