Japan's parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister

01 Oct 2024, 13:45 by Clyde Hughes · UPI

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Japanese parliament officially elected Shigeru Ishiba as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday.

Ishiba, 67, received 291 of 461 votes cast to become the nation's 102nd prime minister after he was elected the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party earlier this month, replacing Fumio Kishida who stepped down amid a slush-fund scandal within the party.