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Japan's leading PM candidate Koizumi promises snap election

Al Mayadeen English   Source: Agencies    2024-09-06 06:25    0 Shares
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Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's former environment minister and a frontrunner for the prime ministership, announced on Friday that he would hold a snap election "as soon as possible".

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Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of the Environment, bows before speaking during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence on September 17, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP)
Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of the Environment, bows before speaking during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence on September 17, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP)
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