TOKYO - Yoshihide Suga, the chief Cabinet secretary of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was elected Monday by ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and representatives as the party's new president, setting him on course to become Japan's next leader later this week.In a vote at a meeting of LDP lawmakers of both chambers of parliament, Suga easily beat his two rivals -- former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida -- as he pledged to keep a good balance between fighting the coronavirus pandemic and promoting economic activities.A majority of the LD…READ FULL ARTICLE