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The Liberal Democratic Party elected Fumio Kishida as its 27th president on Wednesday. Kishida, 64, will be appointed the prime minister in an extraordinary Diet session to be convened on Oct. 4. His term as party president runs through Sept. 30, 2024.

The election to replace LDP President Yoshihide Suga, the departing prime minister, is set for Wednesday, when the Liberal Democratic Party’s Diet members will vote, and the ballots of rank-and-file members as well as members of affiliated groups will be counted.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a third term in Canadas snap election though fell short of regaining the majority he was seeking, forcing him to rely on smaller parties in another fragmented parliament.

MANILA - Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Sunday officially announced he was running for president in next years elections, potentially facing off with incumbent state leader Rodrigo Dutertes chosen successor.

A government’s charter-amendment bill to restore the two-ballot electoral system was approved by Parliament in its third and final reading on Friday.

A Cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved the organisation of elections for members of Subdistrict Administrative Organisations (SAO) nationwide within this year, said Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amendment to bring the return of the two-ballot election system.

According to an interview with Russia 24 news media, the general election will be certainly be held and will take around two years to do so, said Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. 

Hong Kongs legislature approved a sweeping, Beijing-drafted overhaul of the citys elections, dramatically curtailing the oppositions ability to participate in government on the same day that authorities banned a massive pro-democracy vigil.

SINGAPORE - With Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announcing that he is stepping aside as leader of the People's Action Party's (PAP) fourth-generation team, the spotlight is now on who is likely to succeed him.

Palang Pracharath Party candidate Ayasit Srisuwan won the by-election for the vacant Nakhon Si Thammarat Constituency 3 held on Sunday, wresting the MP seat from coalition partner Democrat Party.

A draft decision on improving Hong Kong's electoral system was submitted to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Friday for deliberation.