Anxiety about the unity of the Ishiba faction Resigned as chairman of former secretary-general Ishiba October 23, 4:54
Following the resignation of the former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Ishiba, the faction has decided to discuss the successor chairman and future management, but there is disagreement over how to respond to the next presidential election. There are also voices who are worried about whether they can maintain unity.
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Ishiba resigned as chairman of the faction at a meeting of the Ishiba faction he led on the 22nd, hoping to take responsibility for losing the presidential election in September.
Mr. Ishiba expressed his intention to continue the faction and support his members, but whether to run for the next presidential election is "the Kan administration has just been established and we should not say next year. I avoided making a statement.
The Ishiba faction will discuss the successor chairman and future management with the members of the Diet, led by Mr. Kamoshita, the former Minister of the Environment, who is the secretary-general.
However, within the faction, the response to the next presidential election is divided into the view that "Mr. Ishiba's candidacy has become difficult" and the view that "there is still a way to run again", and other factions. There are also disagreements over the ideal way of cooperation with, and some people are worried about whether they can maintain unity.
Under these circumstances, some members of the other factions will withdraw from the Ishiba faction, as one of the former ministers pointed out that "Mr. Ishiba's resignation may make it impossible to maintain centripetal force and may not be a faction." It is expected that we will respond while paying close attention to future movements, including the above.