TOKYO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's government and ruling coalition are arranging to convene a special Diet session to vote on the prime minister post on Nov. 11, Kyodo News reported Monday.
If Shigeru Ishiba is elected, he will form a second cabinet. If the parliament chooses a new leader, Ishiba's tenure as prime minister will be the shortest since World War II, the report said.
According to the Constitution, Ishiba's current cabinet will resign when the Diet convenes for a special session that must be held within 30 days of a general election. Both houses will hold a fresh vote to select a prime minister.
On Sunday's general election, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its partner Komeito secured 215 of the 465 seats in the lower house election, falling short of the majority threshold for the first time in 15 years. ■
