Japan ruling LDP to hold leadership election on 27 September
epa11556373 A Japanese national flag flies over the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan, 20 August 2024. Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially announced it will hold its leadership election on 27 September to choose a successor to the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who confirmed on 14 August that he will not seek re-election as head of the LDP in order to assume responsibility for the party's financial scandal. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON
