Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba has suggested that he may run in the ruling party’s leadership election slated for Sept. 29.
“I need to consider until the day before” the leadership race officially starts on Sept. 17, the former LDP secretary-general told reporters Friday in his constituency, the western city of Tottori. “Whether I will run or not, I still have time.”
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