Some scandal-hit LDP members to be denied endorsement in election

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not endorse some party lawmakers implicated in a slush funds scandal as its official candidates in the upcoming general election, amid fallout from the scandal that has eroded voter trust.The party also decided not to permit lawmakers disciplined for being involved in the fundraising scandal on the LDP's proportional representation list for the Oct. 27 election, even if they receive party endorsements for single-seat constituencies, said Ishiba, who also serves as party president.In Japan's House of Repr…READ FULL ARTICLE