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Veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa assumes the post of secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan just months after he resigned as leader in a fundraising scandal. Ozawa was the Democratic Party's chief campaign strategist and helped mastermind the party's historic defeat of the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in an election for parliament's lower house last Sunday. "The question is to what extent Ozawa can restrain himself," said Tomoaki Iwai, a professor at Nihon University in Tokyo. "There may be times when he can't and speaks out on policies at news conferences or tries to decide things without going through the proper decision-making process." Thursday Hatoyama again denied he would be sharing power with Ozawa, saying the former leader would not be involved in policymaking, the Asahi newspaper said. "There will be no dual structure in government," the paper quoted Hatoyama as telling reporters. Parliament will formally vote Hatoyama in as premier on September 16. Hatoyama has said he would announce his cabinet shortly after that, emphasizing that he would choose its members himself. Ozawa, 67, stepped down as party leader in May after his close aide was charged with accepting illegal donations. The scandal is likely to come back into focus when the aide's trial gets under way in the coming months. Newspapers speculated that Ozawa would act as power behind the throne and some voters were concerned. "I am a bit worried," said 41-year-old banker Shintaro Yamaoka. "Ozawa has power and numbers in the party. I wonder if Hatoyama will be able to carry out his own intentions." CABINET EYED With Ozawa's role decided, attention turned to the likely line-up of a cabinet Hatoyama is to form after taking office on September 16. Hatoyama wants two other former party leaders, Katsuya Okada and Naoto Kan, to take top portfolios, newspapers said. Okada was the previous secretary-general, the party's No. 2 position. 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