Pyeongtaek, South Korea – The race is set. Shinzo Abe’s longtime right-hand man Yoshihide Suga will be taking on Abe ally-turned-political rival Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to determine who will become the next Prime Minister.
But with exceptional rules and only a one-year term as the prize, this is a race unlike any other before.
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