China News Service, November 13th. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in an interview on the 12th local time that in the next House of Representatives elections, if Japan’s current Prime Minister Suga Yoshinobu leads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. If the alliance wins, it can continue to govern.
When asked if it was possible to serve as prime minister for the third time, Abe denied that he had “not considered.
Data map: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
According to the report, Suga Yoshihide was selected as the president of the Democratic Party in September 2020 with an overwhelming advantage, and he successfully became the 99th prime minister of Japan, continuing to complete the remaining prime minister term of the former president of the Liberal Democratic Party Shinzo Abe until September 2021.
At that time, Yoshihide Suga will face the election of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
In this regard, Abe pointed out, “In the 2020 presidential election, (Yoshihide Suga) gained overwhelming trust. Frankly speaking, I feel like'(how) there will be another election in a year'.”
According to reports, for the next House of Representatives election, Abe ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term as prime minister, saying that winning the next House of Representatives election by the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition will help Yoshihide Suga's re-election.
Data map: Japan's current Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
He said, “If Yoshihide Suga wins, of course he will be re-elected,” and pointed out that “'winning' means that the ruling party has won more than half of the seats. In any case, winning or losing is not about reducing or increasing a few seats.”
Abe explained his decision to abandon the elections of the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives on the same day, saying, "Anyway, the Senate elections are easy to follow the wind. The majority of seats in the House of Representatives should not be put in danger."
In terms of measures against the new crown epidemic, the Abe government issued an emergency declaration to seven prefectures on April 7, 2020 based on the new crown special measures law.
Abe mentioned the incident and said, "I think it's impossible to finish without publishing." He believed that based on the circumstances at the time, the timing was right.