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Fifth time's a charm: Shigeru Ishiba set to be Japan PM after LDP poll win

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Shigeru Ishiba is set to be named prime minister next week after a parliamentary vote.

Ishiba won the LDP presidential election on Friday , defeating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi in a runoff vote.

In the initial round of voting among eight other candidates, he won 154 votes, advancing to the deciding round.

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