Japan’s Suga Firms Up Key Re-Election Support Despite Low Polls
- Ruling party leadership vote to be held Sept. 29, NHK says
- Nikai group backs Suga despite record-low public approval
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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 Sept. 29, public broadcaster NHK reported. Backroom power broker and leader of a top faction, Toshihiro Nikai, told reporters Tuesday his group would support Suga.