Japan Upper House Elects LDP’s Ishiba as PM

Jiji Press

15:50 JST, November 11, 2024

Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister in a vote Monday.

The vote was held during the special Diet session convened the same day.

The ruling bloc of Ishiba’s LDP and its partner, Komeito, holds a majority in the Upper House.