Tokyo [Japan], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will double as foreign minister until he relaunches the Cabinet after the Japanese parliament holds a special session next week, local media reported Thursday.

After Akira Amari resigned from the post of the secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) due to his shock defeat in a single-seat district in Sunday's House of Representatives election, the party officially decided to appoint Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi to the party's No. 2 post.

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Motegi, former policy chief of the LDP, easily secured his seat in his constituency Tochigi Prefecture in the latest election of the lower chamber.

Former education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will be a candidate to succeed Motegi as foreign minister, local media reported, citing sources.

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Under the Japanese Constitution, the Cabinet must resign en masse when the first session of the Diet is convened following a general election. Then, the Diet will choose Kishida as the prime minister in a special session expected to be held next Wednesday, and he will then relaunch the Cabinet.

Kishida told reporters on Thursday, "Since I have gained the people's mandate through the general election, I now plan to speedily implement policies" on key issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and economic challenges. (ANI/Xinhua)

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