The LDP presidential election is expected to be decided tomorrow The movement of each faction is in full swing August 31 at 4:13

The LDP presidential election, which will choose the successor to Prime Minister Abe, is expected to decide how to select a new president and schedule on the 1st, and the movements of each faction with this in mind will be in full swing. To date, Chairman Kishida's political research president and former secretary general Ishiba have shown their willingness to run for candidacy, and the voices of Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan expected to run for candidates have spread beyond the boundaries of the faction, and Mr. Suga's trend is the focus. It is one of.

In the election of the LDP president who elects to replace Prime Minister Abe, the party's executive department is skipping the party vote and is proceeding with the direction of holding a general assembly of both Houses on the 13th to the 15th of next month. It is expected to be decided by the general council. With this in mind, each faction will hold meetings one after another on the 31st, and the move to the presidential election will begin in earnest.

Ask Kishida and Aso for cooperation

Under such circumstances, Chairman Kishida, who is willing to run for the presidential election, met with Deputy Prime Minister Aso and Finance Minister, former Prime Minister Morimoto, and former Hosoda Secretary General Hosoda, on the 30th, to the presidential election. I directly expressed my ambition and asked for cooperation.

Mr. Kishida will hold a formal announcement in the near future if his intention to run is determined, and he will meet with executives of the faction on the 31st to proceed with detailed examination of policies to appeal in the presidential election.

Mr. Ishiba Correspondence discussion with faction executives

Former Secretary-General Ishiba, also eager to run for a candidacy, gave a lecture in Otsu City on the 30th and then returned to Tokyo to discuss the response with the faction's executives.

After this, Mr. Ishiba told reporters, "It was all up to me to decide. My feelings for the candidature have not changed."

Mr. Ishiba will meet with young factions in the faction and listen to their opinions, and plans to prepare for the candidacy.

Mr. Suga's trend focus

On the other hand, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga met with Secretary-General Nikai and Chairman of the Moriyama National Assembly Countermeasures Committee on the 29th, and the executives from the second floor suggested that Mr. Kan could support the faction as a faction.

Mr. Suga has not announced whether he will run for now, but he is expecting him to run, including a group of young members of parliament close to Mr. Sug. The voices that are spreading are spreading beyond the factions, and Mr. Suga's trend is one of the focus.

Hosoda school 31st general meeting

In addition, the Hosoda faction, which is the largest faction of the Prime Minister Abe's origination faction, held a meeting with executives on the night of the 30th, and agreed to unite as a faction, but the faction should give its own candidate. It is said that it is said, and we will listen to the opinions from the members of the Diet at the general meeting held on the 31st.

On the other hand, there is still a strong opinion within the party that a new president should be selected without omitting a party vote, and there is ongoing debate over the state of the presidential election, with younger members of the party promoting signature activities.