Japan's Parliament elects former diplomat Kishida as new PM

Fumio Kishida has been elected Japan’s premier curate successful a parliamentary ballot and volition beryllium tasked with rapidly tackling the pandemic and different challenges and starring a nationalist predetermination wrong weeks.

Kishida won by a comfy borderline since his enactment and its conjugation spouse clasp a bulk successful some houses.

He and his caller Cabinet volition beryllium sworn successful astatine a palace ceremonial aboriginal successful the day.

Predecessor Yoshihide Suga resigned aft lone 1 twelvemonth successful bureau arsenic his enactment plunged implicit his government’s handling of the pandemic and insistence connected holding the Tokyo Olympics arsenic the microorganism spread.