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Updated September 26, 2024 at 9:15 p.m.·1 min read

A crucial party election Friday will determine Japan's new prime minister

TOKYO (AP) — A crucial party election in Japan on Friday will determine the nation's new prime minister. The vote by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will technically choose a new party leader, but since the party has a decades-long stranglehold on power, the winner will become prime minister when the current leadership resigns on Tuesday. The current p rime minister, Fumio Kishida, has been dogged by corruption scandals, and his party is looking for a fresh leader to try to regain public trust. A record nine lawmakers, including two women, are vying for the job. The vote is limited to LDP members of parliament and about 1 million dues-paying party members.

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