Yasuo Fukuda is the new Japan Premier

The question of who's going to take the hot seat from Shinzo Abe as the next Japan Prime Minister has already been answered. Yasuo Fukuda, 71, a moderate lawmaker,is set for the throne after defeating conservative former Foreign Minister Taro Aso. Mr Fukuda won 330 of the 527 valid votes cast (63% of the ballot) against 197 for Mr Aso.

A member of the political elite, Mr Fukuda is the son of a prime minister from the 1970s and was former chief cabinet secretary (官房長官）- the top government spokesman - under Mr Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi. He was widely perceived as a strong supporter of Mr Koizumi during the latter's endeavour to call for a drastic reformation on certain government policies.

What amazed me most, is how Japanese uphold their democratic values and professionalism to ensure the best for the sake of nation. The seat is opened for anybody deemed to be eligible as a candidate and it's apparently no such thing as win without a contest.Both candidates had been given fair opportunity to run for the campaign and equal media coverage.They could appear in any channel and debate for their policies and views.This kind of phenomenon not only holds in the event like this premier electoral but also applies during the nation general election. All the leaders either from the ruling or opposition parties will have their right and freedom to voice out their concerns and views. I was a bit impressed when sometimes ago, i saw in Japanese TV, all the representatives of their respective political parties sat together around an oval table, face to face, debating for the sake of the country and its people.Mind you, there was nothing terrible went on, no defamation, no teasing, no stupid statement and absolutely there's no such thing as riot purported when unsatisfactory conjured. I wonder, is this can or when it can be applied in Malaysia where all the political parties being given a fair chance to play and run on the same field.

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