Taro Aso, the Liberal Democratic Party’s supreme advisor, left, and former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a meeting in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, in July. - The Japan News/ANN
TOKYO: Two senior lawmakers are drawing attention ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race — Taro Aso, the party’s supreme advisor, and former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Aso commands the party’s only remaining faction, the Aso faction, which has 43 members, though the Kishida faction, while officially defunct, has retained some degree of cohesion. If the vote goes to a runoff, the lawmakers could sway the outcome.
“Everyone should do their best,” Kishida reportedly told those close to him about his stance on the race.
