EGN NEWS DESK
Former financial safety minister Takayuki Kobayashi introduced Monday he’ll run within the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election in September, changing into the primary to formally throw his hat within the ring in what is ready to be an particularly crowded race.
At a packed information convention Monday afternoon, he signaled his candidacy could possibly be a logo of radical change in a party embattled by scandals.
“I make this promise to all party members and the individuals of Japan: to rework the party into one thing new, to create a society the place individuals can really feel goals and hopes, and to construct a rustic that may lead the world, with all of you, ” Kobayashi mentioned, stressing his middle-class upbringing.
