Staff writer
Though Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi had expressed his intention to select a "fresh" Cabinet with the right people in the right places, the lineup drew a mixture of disappointment and cautious optimism.
The disappointment stemmed from the fact that Obuchi did not succeed in significantly reducing the factional influences in the Liberal Democratic Party while forming the Cabinet.
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