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Interview with Taro Kono

Friday, July 16, 2010

Taro Kono

Tokyo -- PanOrient News sat down this morning with Taro Kono, Acting Secretary-General of the LDP, for an exclusive interview about the current political situation. The following is an extended excerpt.

PanOrient News: The LDP scored very well in the recent elections, coming in Number One with 51 seats. Does this mean that the crisis of the LDP is over?

Taro Kono: Unfortunately, it's far from that. We gained 13 seats over the previous election, but if you compare the number of votes cast f...

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