Yoshihide Suga officially named Japan's new prime minister

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Japan's parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister, with the former chief cabinet secretary expected to stick closely to policies championed by Shinzo Abe during his record-breaking tenure.

Japan's parliament has elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister, with the former chief cabinet secretary expected to stick closely to policies championed by Shinzo Abe during his record-breaking tenure.

Mr Abe, who resigned earlier Wednesday along with his cabinet, is ending his record run in office with one year left in his mandate.READ MOREMr Suga has spent decades in politics, most recently as chief cabinet secretary, where he was known for pushing government policies through a sometimes intractable bureaucracy.

He is viewed as more pragmatic than ideological, and during his campaign spoke more about the need to break down administrative obstacles - so-called bureaucratic silos - than any grand guiding principles.

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