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| Taro Aso set to become Japan's PM | |
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| The lower house of Japan's parliament, the Diet, has confirmed Taro Aso as the country's new prime minister. | |
| He will be Japan's third leader in just two years, and replaces Yasuo Fukuda, who resigned earlier this month. | He will be Japan's third leader in just two years, and replaces Yasuo Fukuda, who resigned earlier this month. |
| Mr Aso's nomination as prime minister now goes to Japan's upper house before it is officially confirmed. | Mr Aso's nomination as prime minister now goes to Japan's upper house before it is officially confirmed. |
| The upper house is controlled by the opposition, but Mr Aso's appointment is not in doubt as the lower house can overrule the upper when they disagree. | The upper house is controlled by the opposition, but Mr Aso's appointment is not in doubt as the lower house can overrule the upper when they disagree. |
| However the BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says the upper house can still draw out the process for several hours. | However the BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says the upper house can still draw out the process for several hours. |
| The loss of control of the upper house last year has made it hard for the governing Liberal Democratic Party to push its policies through parliament. | The loss of control of the upper house last year has made it hard for the governing Liberal Democratic Party to push its policies through parliament. |
| Mr Aso has made it clear he wants to try to change this, and plans to call an early general election. | Mr Aso has made it clear he wants to try to change this, and plans to call an early general election. |
| So although he will begin appointing a new cabinet later on Wednesday, few expect the new ministers to be in post for long. | So although he will begin appointing a new cabinet later on Wednesday, few expect the new ministers to be in post for long. |
| Our correspondent says this will be an administration that feels it has no choice but to dissolve itself, perhaps within weeks, to seek a new mandate to govern. | Our correspondent says this will be an administration that feels it has no choice but to dissolve itself, perhaps within weeks, to seek a new mandate to govern. |