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Ruling Liberal Democrats pave way for longer party presidential tenure in Japan

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10-21-2016 19:23 BJT

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party has decided to revise party rules to extend the maximum tenure for party presidents. The move could possibly allow Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to run for a third term in 2018.

According to Japanese media reports, the discussions revolved around two proposals: one to allow party chiefs to run for up to three consecutive terms totalling nine years; and the other to eliminate the restrictions on the number of terms that its president can serve in a row.

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