The newly founded Happiness Realization Party denied Thursday it would withdraw from the Aug. 30 general election, apparently reversing a decision to cancel the fielding of 347 candidates nationwide.
At a news conference, however, officials from the party, which was founded by the Happy Science religion, said they would be unable to field some of the candidates who initially intended to run. They didn’t elaborate.
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