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Japan's next PM Kishida fills ruling party key posts with Abe allies
KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago - 22:42 | All, Japan
TOKYO- Fumio Kishida, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, decided Thursday on his executive lineup, filling many key posts with close allies of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Former economy minister Akira Amari will be appointed secretary general, the LDP's No. 2 post, while former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi is to become the party's policy chief, sources said.
Kishida, the country's presumptive next prime minister, is also considering ministerial posts for when he launches his government next week, and according to the sources, has decided to name former education minister Hirokazu Matsuno, who belongs to the largest intraparty faction Abe used to be part of, as chief Cabinet secretary.Fumio Kishida, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, decided Thursday on his executive lineup, filling many key posts with close allies of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Former economy minister Akira Amari will be appointed secretary general, the LDP's No. 2 post, while former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi is to become the party's policy chief, sources said.
Kishida, the country's presumptive next prime minister, is also considering ministerial posts for when he launches his government next week, and according to the sources, has decided to name former education minister Hirokazu Matsuno, who belongs to the largest intraparty faction Abe used to be part of, as chief Cabinet secretary.Fumio Kishida, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, decided Thursday on his executive lineup, filling many key posts with close allies of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/a3896fa3b57f-new-ldp-chief-kishida-eyes-naming-key-faction-members-to-exec-posts.html
