Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run in his party’s forthcoming leadership election, effectively giving up the premiership, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has confirmed.
CNN’s Blake Essig has more.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run in his party’s forthcoming leadership election, effectively giving up the premiership, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has confirmed.
CNN’s Blake Essig has more.
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