LDP exec eyes snap election as soon as PM Abe's successor picked

"It is possible it will be timed to seek voter response (to the change) when a new Cabinet is launched and support for it is likely to be high," Shunichi Suzuki, head of the LDP's General Council, told a TV program. "I'm one of those who are tempted by that idea."The LDP is to hold its presidential election on Sept. 14 to pick Abe's successor who will then be chosen as the country's prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session on Sept. 16, given the party's dominance in the House of Representatives.The new premier is expected to form his Cabinet the same day.Yoshihide Suga, who has been …READ FULL ARTICLE