Japan's PM Kan wins party vote

After the fierce 2 week campaign, Prime Minister Naoto Kan defeated Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa in the ruling party's presidential election.





The 2 candidates had strikingly different policies, with Mr. Kan emphasizing job creation for economic growth and Mr. Ozawa stressed the need to cut wasteful spending to fund policies promised in the DPJ's manifesto for the 2009 Lower House election.





Analysts had expected a tight contest, with Ichiro Ozawa backed by a large DPJ faction.


In the end, Mr. Kan secured a small majority among party lawmakers and was convincingly ahead in the vote from DPJ local lawmakers and party members.


His task now is to secure the support of Mr. Ozawa's faction, as well as revitalizing Japan's struggling economy.







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