It has been one year and eight months since the Party returned to power, and under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, we have been able to create a stable structure.

What is important going forward is that the Party remains unified under Prime Minister and Party President Shinzo Abe's leadership. There are many challenges that confront us, and I encourage the Party to fully discuss and debate these issues to be able to address them in an appropriate manner.

Ultimately, however, it is important that the Party be unified, and I will do all that I can to create structures that allow us to work on behalf of the people.