The next Liberal Democratic Party president will be chosen through a ¡°full-scale vote,¡± with the party¡¯s grassroots base and its sitting parliamentarians holding the same weight in the first round, the party said Tuesday.
As a result, full mobilization of the party¡¯s network will give the upper hand to candidates who enjoy high popularity with the party¡¯s rank-and-file members, and in turn, the public.
Candidates will contest for a total of 590 votes ¡ª 295 for incumbent party lawmakers from both houses of parliament and 295 proportionally assigned to grassroots members affiliated with prefectural chapters.
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