Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to replace the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s powerful No. 2 leader, Toshihiro Nikai, ahead of this autumn’s House of Representatives election, sources said Monday.
Suga met with LDP Secretary-General Nikai at the prime minister’s office the same day to convey his plan to replace party executives including Nikai, the sources added.
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