Wataru Takeshita, the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Takeshita faction, decided not to run for the next House of Representatives election because of his physical condition, and decided to retire from the political world and told the surroundings.
According to Takeshita faction officials, former general affairs chairman Takeshita will not run for the House of Representatives election by autumn because of his physical condition, and has decided to retire from politics and will officially announce it soon. is.
In response to this, the Takeshita faction will discuss future measures with executives on the afternoon of the 8th.
Mr. Takeshita is 74 years old with seven elections from the 2nd ward of the House of Representatives Shimane.
He was the younger brother of former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita and was elected for the first time in the 2000 House of Representatives election.
Since 2018, he has served as the chairman of the Takeshita faction, and in January he announced that he had esophageal cancer and treated him, after which he resumed political activities.