TOKYO, Aug 25 ― Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and ruling party heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai were set to meet today to discuss the timing and the format of a party leadership vote, officials involved in the talks said.
Suga took office last September after Shinzo Abe quit citing ill health, and his term expires at the end of next month. The premier's ratings have fallen below 30 per cent as Japan battles its worst wave of Covid-19 infections, and some in the party want to replace him before the general election. LDP members of parliament and grassroots party members are expected to be eligible to vote in the poll.
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