3 candidates announce candidacies for LDP president election
13:30, 18 September 2009
TOKYO. September 18. KAZINFORM Three lawmakers declared their candidacies Friday for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president election; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, Taro Kono, son of former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, and Yasutoshi Nishimura will compete for the top party post in the contest scheduled for Sept. 28.
The top LDP office has been vacant since former Prime Minister Taro Aso, who doubled as LDP party chief, stepped down from both posts on Wednesday; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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