Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a campaign speech. He was shot in the back by a man from only a few yards away, who used what appears to be a homemade shotgun.
Abe was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. The country’s politics are characterized by the long-term dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party, of which Abe was a member, but significant factionalism within the LDP leads to frequent changes in leadership. Abe’s ability to maintain stable leadership in Japan demonstrated his abilities as a statesman.
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