TOKYO (AP) — Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, said Monday he plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

Ishiba is set to replace Fumio Kishida as Japan's prime minister on Tuesday. (Reporting by Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kentaro Sugiyama; Writing by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Kim Coghill)

Japan’s new leader, Shigeru Ishiba, said he would call a national election on Oct. 27, assuming he is confirmed as Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday, taking advantage of a positive public reaction to his victory in last week’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election.

Shigeru Ishiba says he will call a national election for Oct. 27 after he takes office as Japan's prime minister

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his victory in one of the closest ever leadership races for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.