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Well the race officially started today.
So who is going to be the next PM? Is it going to be Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki or Foreign Minister Taro Aso.
So share your Idea and Vote.
TOKYO ― Official campaigning for the race to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi began Friday as Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe and two other contenders filed their candidacies for the Sept 20 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election. The issues at the center of policy debate among Abe, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Foreign Minister Taro Aso are Japan's strained ties with China and South Korea, a possible tax hike, constitutional reform and income and regional disparities.
Abe is far ahead of the pack in popularity in various public opinion polls and has secured the support of over 70% of fellow LDP lawmakers who will vote in the party election, leaving Tanigaki and Aso to fight it out for the second place.
So who is going to be the next PM? Is it going to be Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki or Foreign Minister Taro Aso.
So share your Idea and Vote.