Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori Decides to Resign

According to the Japan Broadcasting Corporation on the 7th, Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Yoshiro Mori has expressed his intention to resign from the position citing ‘unwillingness for internal party division’. Mori will hold an emergency press conference at 6 pm local time on the 7th. The party will decide whether to advance the election for the party president on the 8th. The election management committee of the Liberal Democratic Party issued a notice on September 2nd regarding the confirmation of early presidential elections. Legislators wishing for an early election must submit signed documents to the party headquarters on the 8th. The scope of this consultation includes 295 members of the Liberal Democratic Party in the National Diet and 47 representatives of prefectural branches. According to the relevant LDP regulations, a presidential election requires the support of over half…