LDP passes rule change that could see Abe remain PM until 2021

TOKYO, Japan, March 5 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the Liberal Democratic Party's annual convention in Tokyo on March 5, 2017. The ruling party decided to extend its term limit for party leaders, potentially allowing Abe to remain LDP president until September 2021.

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