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Shinzo Abe re-elected as Japan PM for second term

Shinzo Abe re-elected as Japan PM for second term

| @indiablooms | 01 Nov 2017, 03:21 pm

Tokyo, Nov 1 (IBNS) : Shinzo Abe, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was on Wednesday reelected as Japan's Prime Minister for the second consecutive term,  reports said.

Both houses of parliament, convened for a special session,  elected him by a majority vote.

This followed  the October 22 lower hose election, which saw the ruling coalition sweep to victory, winning two-thirds majority in the 465-seat strong chamber.

Abe, who took office for the first term in December, 2012 is Japan's 98th and the longest serving Prime Minister.

The 63-year-old leader will  hold talks with Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, and inaugurate a new cabinet later in the day.

According to reports,  Abe is set to reappoint all the members of the outgoing cabinet.

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