Some in LDP pushing Takayuki Kobayashi, 49, to enter management race

Some members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party hope that Takayuki Kobayashi, a comparatively younger former bureaucrat, will run within the party’s management election anticipated to happen subsequent month.

They consider that electing Kobayashi, 49, as LDP president will assist persuade voters that the party is making efforts to reform itself following a high-profile political funds scandal.

Kobayashi didn’t affirm or deny a run within the September management race when he appeared on tv late final month, however hinted that the nation’s high put up was on his thoughts.