As a general election looms, the Liberal Democratic Party released plans Thursday to reform its candidate endorsement system but failed to clarify a precise time for restricting hereditary candidacies.
To drum up voter support, a panel from the ruling party suggested the LDP stop giving “priority consideration” to kin of serving Diet lawmakers when selecting candidates, a practice increasingly being criticized as unfair.
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