He hopes that they will reshape our ideas about him before he assumes the prime ministership.

He said, however, that he had no plans to take any high-ranking political job such as the prime ministership in the future.

As a result, he retained both his deputy prime ministership and his other ministries.

Before his prime ministership, the military received the highest share of the national budget.

During the first four years of his prime ministership the economy continued to expand rapidly, and the government ran budget surpluses.