LDP presidential election to make adjustments due to omission of member votes August 30, 7:07
President Kishida's presidential researcher and former secretary general Ishiba have expressed their willingness to run for the election of the Prime Minister Abe, who will elect Prime Minister Abe's successor. I will. On the other hand, last night, the secretary-general of the second floor and the chairman of the National Diet Council, Moriyama, held a general assembly of both Houses around the 13th to the 15th of next month. We agreed to proceed with the adjustment in the direction of choosing the president.
To date, the LDP presidential election, which elects to replace Prime Minister Abe, has been motivated by Candidate Kishida, former secretary-general of the government, Secretary-General Ishiba, and Seiko Noda, former prime minister.
Of these, Mr. Kishida visited Mr. Tanigaki on the 29th to convey his thoughts on the presidential election, and at night, exchanged opinions with the middle-ranking members of the faction.
In addition, Mr. Ishiba will give a lecture in Shiga Prefecture on the 30th, and he will appeal to the local party members the policies that he emphasizes, such as regional revitalization.
Although they have not officially announced their candidacy, they will hold a meeting of their respective factions after the 30th to discuss future responses.
On the other hand, Chief Cabinet Secretary Sugano updated his blog on the 29th, saying, "I will do my best to protect the lives and lives of the people."
Regarding Mr. Suga, the importance of policy continuity, such as the response to the new coronavirus, has been emphasized, and voices of expectations for candidates are spreading.
In addition, Defense Minister Kono said in a future news conference in Guam in the United States after meeting with Secretary of Defense Esper in an online press conference that he "will continue to think firmly about the response to the presidential election."
Under these circumstances, on the night of the 29th, the secretary-general of the second floor and the chairman of the Moriyama Diet Countermeasures Meeting met and exchanged opinions on the presidential election and the schedule.
Among them, as a "political gap should not be created", a general assembly of both members of the House of Representatives will be held around the 13th to the 15th of next month, and the member votes of the members of the whole country will be omitted. It was agreed that the representatives of prefectural federations would vote to select a new governor.
In addition, former secretary-general Hosoda, who serves as the chairman of Prime Minister Abe and the Hosoda school, and former Chairman of the Takeshita school, President Takeshita, are all able to respond to reporters in their respective factions. I showed you the idea of adjusting.
So far, each faction has not set forth a policy of recommending a concrete candidate, and is trying to identify the situation by investigating the trends of other factions.
Faction executives have also said that "the real battle comes after the presidential election method has been decided", and the movement of candidacy will begin in earnest after the first day of next month when the presidential election and the schedule are decided. Is expected to become.