Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba announced his party leadership lineup Monday, entrusting veterans with key positions as he struggles to unite a deeply divided party.
The new lineup will lead the party into a general election set for Oct. 27.
“I’ll do my utmost to make Japan a place where people can be happy again, while speaking the truth and believing in the people," Ishiba said at a meeting of the party's general affairs committee on Monday afternoon.
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