Japan's lower house of parliament on Monday elected Fumio Kishida, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country's 100th prime minister by a majority of votes, Report informs via TASS.
Kishida's candidacy is currently being voted in the upper house of parliament. Reportedly, the majority of MPs will vote for him - the ruling bloc, led by the LDP, has a majority in both houses of parliament.
The government of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga resigned a few hours ago.
The new head of government, Fumio Kishida, will later announce the composition of his new government.