Carian mengenai topik Shigeru Ishiba

Just eight days after taking office, Shigeru Ishiba's move to dissolve the House of Representatives is the fastest by a postwar leader.

It remains to be seen how many female candidates the LDP will field in a snap election due on Oct. 27.

Here is what to expect in the following weeks as Shigeru Ishiba seeks to hold on to his party's lower house majority.

Ishiba won a close-fought contest to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week, is virtually assured of being formerly designated premier due to his party's majority in parliament.

That poll, which will decide which party controls parliament's powerful lower house, will come on Oct 27, Kyodo reported.

Veteran lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan's next prime minister after prevailing over hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi.

Candidates need 20 signatures from LDP parliamentarians to run for leadership of the party.

Here are the key economic policy views of candidates to become Japan's next prime minister.

A Suga government would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that defined Abe's nearly eight years in office.

LDP leadership to determine the schedule of the party election but that Abe believes his health will hold up until a successor is chosen.

A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.

The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.

Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.

The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.

Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.

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Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.

Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati as head of Indonesia's Ministry of Finance is expected to instil confidence among investors.

Israel has frequently resisted US advice and has caused political difficulties for the Biden administration.