76% of LDP lawmakers support Abe's re-election as party leader: poll

More than three-quarters of parliamentary lawmakers within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid for a third consecutive term as party president, according to Kyodo News poll results compiled by Sunday.Of the 405 LDP lawmakers across both houses of the Diet, 310 or 76.5 percent said they plan to vote for Abe in the September election, with many citing the success of his economic policies and diplomatic tact.The results look good for Abe, 63, who has been in power since late 2012, and could become Japan's longest-serving premier, together with a stin…READ FULL ARTICLE