Japan s prime minister unopposed named party president

9/8/2015 5:18:09 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

TOKYO 8th September 2015 (WAM) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won a new term as President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party after facing no opposition for the position.

Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga was quoted by the Associated Press as saying on Tuesday that Abe would continue to try to revive the economy and "restore Japan's greatness."

The party named Abe as President after no other lawmakers filed applications to run against him in an election that had been set for September 20th. Candidates had to gain support from 20 other lawmakers in the party to run.

Abe's current three-year term as LDP president ends on September 30th. His new term will run until 2018.

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