The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election will be announced on the 17th of next month, and the voting schedule on the 29th is expected to be decided on the 26th.

Meanwhile, former political research chairman Kishida, who has decided to run for candidacy, will officially announce on the afternoon of the 26th.

The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election will be held on the 26th, after the party's presidential election management committee and the general affairs committee, and will be announced on the 17th of next month and voted on the 29th. Is expected to be officially decided.



Prior to this, Prime Minister Suga, who is eager to be re-elected, met with Secretary-General Nikai and others at the party headquarters on the 25th and said, "I want the presidential election to proceed quietly."



In response, former political research chairman Kishida, who ran for the presidential election last year, decided to run for this election on the 25th and officially announced on the afternoon of the 26th, explaining the reasons for the candidacy and his own policies. I'm going to do it.



In addition, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi and Chairman of the Political Survey, Shimomura, who are eager to run for candidacy, have decided to make a full-scale move, including securing the necessary 20 recommenders.



On the other hand, the opposition party insisted that an extraordinary Diet session should be held because the LDP presidential election did not allow a political gap to occur as the infection of the new coronavirus continued to spread. I'm going to request it.

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi "I have to go to the official residence for anything"

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi said in a program distributed on the video posting site "YouTube", "There is a sense of crisis that we cannot protect important things such as people's lives, property, territory and resources as they are. However, I had the feeling that I had to go to the Prime Minister's official residence for everything that could not be achieved by the top of one government office, "he said.