Japan's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader
tomorrow to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

The winner will need to quickly restore political stability and regain public
support for the struggling LDP.

There are 5 candidates running for the position, with frontrunners including
a woman who would become Japan's first female prime minister, the son of a
former PM, and a veteran moderate

The new party president is likely to become prime mininster, as the LDP still
has the most seats in the lower house, which chooses the prime minister.

The winner will immediately face a big test — hosting a possible summit with
U.S. President Donald Trump.

A meeting is reported to be in the works as Trump travels to the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea that starts Oct. 31.

Whoever becomes the LDP leader must also gain cooperation from main
opposition parties or risk a cycle of short-lived leadership.