日本国会将于今日举行首相指名选举

Core Points - The Japanese House of Representatives and House of Councillors will hold a prime ministerial election on the 18th local time, as mandated by the constitution to convene a special Diet within 30 days after the House of Representatives election [1] - It is expected that the current cabinet led by Prime Minister Kishi will collectively resign on the day of the special Diet, and new members elected to the House of Representatives will vote alongside the existing members of the House of Councillors to select a new prime minister and form a new cabinet [1] - The prime ministerial election involves voting in both houses of the Diet, where a candidate must secure a majority in the first round to win outright; if no candidate achieves this, the top two candidates will proceed to a second round [1] - In the event of a disagreement between the two houses, the constitution stipulates that the result from the House of Representatives will prevail, which is significant given that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds more than two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives, making Kishi's victory in the election highly likely [1]