The chances of PM Abe serving a fourth term as LDP leader have fallen considerably in recent months. Instead, speculation has turned to whether Mr Abe will be able to hang on as Prime Minister for the duration of his third term as party leader, which lasts until September 2021. But with any successor likely to come from within the ruling LDP, the economic policy implications of Mr Abe stepping down are small.
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