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"&lt;p&gt;Fumio Kishida, leader of Japan&amp;#39;s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Monday as the country&amp;#39;s new Prime Minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;As the ruling coalition led by the LDP controls both chambers, 64-year-old Kishida secured a majority of votes of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors during a special Parliament session called to elect a new Prime Minister, reports Xinhua news agency.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;After naming his new Cabinet in the afternoon, Kishida will be formally inaugurated in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace and hold a press conference in the evening.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;div class=&quot;inside-also-read&quot;&gt;\r\n&lt;h3&gt;Also Read&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;div class=&quot;owl-carousel inside-also-read-slide&quot;&gt;\r\n&lt;div class=&quot;inside-also-read-items&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/crime/fake-employment-company-busted-in-kalahandi-5-arrested-161008&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Fake Employment Company Busted In Kalahandi, 5 Arrested&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_3/IMAGE_1633325464.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Fake Employment Company Busted In Kalahandi, 5 Arrested&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/crime/fake-employment-company-busted-in-kalahandi-5-arrested-161008&quot;&gt;Fake Employment Company Busted In Kalahandi, 5 Arrested&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;\r\n&lt;a class=&quot;also-read-bd-more&quot; href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/crime/fake-employment-company-busted-in-kalahandi-5-arrested-161008&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;div class=&quot;inside-also-read-items&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/covid-19/india-logs-20-799-fresh-covid-cases-180-deaths-161007&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;India Logs 20,799 Fresh Covid Cases, 180 Deaths&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_3/IMAGE_1633064969.jpg&quot; title=&quot;India Logs 20,799 Fresh Covid Cases, 180 Deaths&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/covid-19/india-logs-20-799-fresh-covid-cases-180-deaths-161007&quot;&gt;India Logs 20,799 Fresh Covid Cases, 180 Deaths&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;\r\n&lt;a class=&quot;also-read-bd-more&quot; href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/covid-19/india-logs-20-799-fresh-covid-cases-180-deaths-161007&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;div class=&quot;inside-also-read-items&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/samantha-chay-divorce-siddharth-brutally-trolled-for-cheater-comment-161005&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Samantha-Chay Divorce: Siddharth Brutally Trolled For 'Cheater' Comment&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_3/IMAGE_1633321652.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Samantha-Chay Divorce: Siddharth Brutally Trolled For 'Cheater' Comment&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h4&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/samantha-chay-divorce-siddharth-brutally-trolled-for-cheater-comment-161005&quot;&gt;Samantha-Chay Divorce: Siddharth Brutally Trolled For &amp;#39;Cheater&amp;#39; Comment&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;\r\n&lt;a class=&quot;also-read-bd-more&quot; href=&quot;https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/samantha-chay-divorce-siddharth-brutally-trolled-for-cheater-comment-161005&quot;&gt;Read More&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;/div&gt;\r\n&lt;/div&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;This is the real starting point. I will go forth with a strong sense of determination, with a strong resolution,&amp;quot; he said at the LDP&amp;#39;s headquarters in Tokyo shortly before the session started.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;Kishida&amp;#39;s first major test as Prime Minister will be the general election.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;He is planning to hold the election on October 31, while campaigning for members of the House of Representatives is set to begin on October 19.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;According to local media reports, he plans to hold the vote on November 7.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;On Monday morning, Suga&amp;#39;s Cabinet resigned en masse, little more than a year after its formation, amid criticism over its lack of ability to curb Covid-19.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;Later in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated&amp;nbsp;Kishida on being elected as the new PM.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Congratulations and best wishes to the new Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Kishida Fumio. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen the Flag of India-Flag of Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership and advance peace and prosperity in our region and beyond,&amp;quot; his Twitter post read.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&gt;\r\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;Congratulations and best wishes to the new Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Kishida Fumio. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen the 🇮🇳-🇯🇵 Special Strategic and Global Partnership and advance peace and prosperity in our region and beyond. &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/kishida230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;@kishida230&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&amp;mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1444941981424054274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;October 4, 2021&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;\r\n&lt;script async src=&quot;https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;p&gt;(With Inputs From Nitesh Kumar)&lt;/p&gt;\r\n"
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