A large majority of local Liberal Democratic Party chapters plan to hold primaries to select a new leader and the country's prime minister ahead of a party election this month, it was found Thursday.
The primaries would serve to give rank-and-file members of the ruling party a say in choosing the successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who last week announced his impending resignation for health reasons.
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