Liberal Democratic Party President Ishiba Elects Japan's 102nd Prime Minister

Shigeru Ishiba, the new president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, was elected the 102nd prime minister of Japan today.

Ishiba was confirmed as the new prime minister this afternoon by winning a majority of votes in the prime ministerial nomination election held at the plenary session of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

With the election of the prime minister completed, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa, a spokesman for the Japanese government, will soon announce a list of Ishiba's cabinet ministers, and a formal cabinet will be launched later.