Japan Vaccine Czar Kono Is Favorite to Succeed Suga, Nikkei Poll Shows

WATCH: A new poll suggests that Japan’s Vaccination Minister Taro Kono is the favorite to replace Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Masumi Suga

September 12, 2021 at 1:19 AM UTC

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Japan’s vaccination minister Taro Kono is the favorite to replace Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to a poll conducted by Nikkei and TV Tokyo.

In total, 27% of survey respondents opted for Kono as “the right person” to become the party’s president, from a choice of 10 LDP politicians.