Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. - AP
TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan’s Yoshihide Suga moved closer to being re-elected ruling party leader and remaining prime minister after a powerful faction backed him, even as a record wave of Covid-19 infections pushed his public support rate to new lows.
The Liberal Democratic Party will hold its leadership election on Sept 29, public broadcaster NHK reported. Backroom power broker and leader of a top faction, Toshihiro Nikai, told reporters Tuesday (Aug 24) his group would support Suga.
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