New LDP President Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday pledged to fill his Cabinet and party posts according to ability rather than factional concerns.
"As I have said, I will appoint the right people to the right posts and do away with faction-oriented politics," Koizumi told a news conference. "I ask you all to pay attention to the reshuffle."
Koizumi said he would name the party's top three posts today and name the Cabinet ministers after he is officially named prime minister Thursday.