Koizumi expects power struggle over LDP presidential race

Koizumi expects power struggle over LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the Diet on June 16. He said a power struggle toward his Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in September will begin after the current Diet session ends June 18.

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