Tokyo, Sept 2, 2025 (AFP) - Japan ruling party sec-gen offers resignation after election debacle

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2025-09-02
The secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) offered to resign Tuesday following July's disastrous upper house election. "I wish to resign from my position as secretary general to take responsibility for the election results," said Hiroshi Moriyama, who is the party's number two. The July 20 election saw the LDP-led coalition lose its majority, only months after also being forced into a minority government in the lower c......
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