Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Sunday he will run for president of the Liberal Democratic Party, which was decimated in last month’s general election with lame-duck Prime Minister Taro Aso at the helm.
“I have decided to sacrifice myself to revitalize the party,” Tanigaki said.
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