Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has won re-election as leader of his ruling party on Thursday, setting him on course to become Japan's longest-serving premier and realise his dream of reforming the constitution.
The 63-year-old conservative secured 553 votes from lawmakers and party members against 254 won by former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba in a two-horse race for leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The victory will also help Abe cement his legacy and materialise his dream of revising the pacifist Constitution.
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