Japanese Parliament Elects Kishida As New Prime Minister
Updated: Oct 6, 2021
What Happened:
On Monday, Japan’s parliament elected the former diplomat, Fumio Kishida, as the new Prime Minister.
Kishida easily beat Yukio Edano in the election and will be sworn in later Monday.
Kishida will take over a struggling economy that took a significant hit during the pandemic under former PM Suga’s leadership.
Suga recently resigned after only 1 year in office.
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