Liberal Democratic Governor's Election Focus on whether candidates to oppose Prime Minister Suga will give up

Over the LDP presidential election, there are growing calls within the party for multiple candidates to hold a presidential election.

The focus will be on whether candidates who will oppose Prime Minister Suga, who is willing to be re-elected, will give his name, and the trend of former Political Survey Chairman Kishida, who fought for the presidential election last year, will be watched.

In response to the defeat of former National Public Safety Commissioner Hachiro Okonogi, who was supported by Prime Minister Suga, in the Mayoral election of Yokohama, which was voted on the 22nd, the LDP "should show the party's attitude through policy debates." There are growing calls for multiple candidates to hold elections.

The schedule for the presidential election is being considered based on the proposal to announce on September 17th and vote counting on 29th.

Prime Minister Suga said on the 23rd, "There is no change in the idea that it is natural to run for the race when the time comes," and reiterated his willingness to re-election.

For the presidential election, the focus will be on whether candidates who will oppose Prime Minister Suga will give their names.

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi and Chairman of the Political Survey of Shimomura have shown their willingness to run for candidacy, but Mr. Takaichi does not belong to any faction within the party, and Mr. Shimomura has executives of the Hosoda faction to which he belongs. He has expressed his support for the re-election of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the challenge is to secure the 20 recommenders required for candidacy.

On the other hand, former political research chairman Kishida, who fought for the presidential election last year, said that he was expecting a candidacy from within the Kishida faction he led, and that he would promptly clarify his attitude once the presidential election schedule is decided. increase.

However, there are opinions within the party calling for the postponement of the presidential election based on the infection situation of the new corona, and there are voices that it is desirable for Prime Minister Suga to be re-elected without a vote, so Mr. Kishida has determined the situation. It seems that it will be judged by, and the trend will be noticed.