Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has officially launched its new leadership team, following Takaichi Sanae’s election as party president.
Takaichi was chosen as LDP president last week.
On Tuesday, she named the party’s new executives.
Takaichi appointed the chairperson of the party’s General Council, Suzuki Shunichi, to the key management post of secretary-general.
For the post of General Council chairperson, Takaichi named Upper House member Arimura Haruko.
For the position of Policy Research Council chairperson, Takaichi picked former Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Takayuki. He was one of the contenders in the party’s leadership race.
She chose Furuya Keiji, a fellow LDP lawmaker, to serve as Election Strategy Committee chairperson.
The appointments were approved at an extraordinary General Council meeting.
Takaichi said she “would like to turn the public’s anxiety about their lives and future into hope and dreams.” She added, “We will work hard with that in mind.”
Meanwhile, senior officials from the opposition camp have held talks. They confirmed that they will call on the government and ruling parties to convene an extraordinary Diet session as soon as possible.
They say they want an election to choose Japan’s next prime minister and discussions on abolishing the provisional gasoline tax rate.
They also say a further political vacuum is unacceptable, as the new LDP leadership has been launched.
AloJapan.com