The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, which was announced on September 17th and the ballot counting was scheduled on September 29th.
I summarized the remarks and movements on the 27th.
Former President of Masatoshi Kishida Greetings to the executives of each faction
Former Political Survey Chairman Kishida, who announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election, reported to Secretary-General Nikai on the 27th and visited the executives of each faction to greet them.
Former Political Survey Chairman Kishida held a press conference on the 26th and officially announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election due to the expiration of his term at the end of next month.
Mr. Kishida reported that he had talked with Secretary-General Nikai for about 10 minutes at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on the afternoon of the 27th and announced his candidacy. Please. "
Mr. Kishida also visited the former secretary-general of the Hosoda faction, the chairman of the Amari tax system investigation of the Aso faction, the former Minister of the Environment Kamoshita of the Ishibashi faction, and the former Minister of Defense Nakatani of the Tanigaki group. rice field.
"I've received a lot of phone calls and emails after yesterday's conference, but it's been nearly five weeks before the election day, and it's still a long way to go," Kishida told reporters.
After that, he said, "I want to firmly promote mid-career and younger members of the party. It is difficult to promote such appointments unless personnel work properly," and explained the idea of setting restrictions on the term of office of party officers.
Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi met with former Environment Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, who is eager to run for the LDP presidential election, met with former Minister of the Environment Kamoshita of the Ishibashi faction on the 27th and asked for cooperation.
Mr. Kamoshita responded, "Please do your best."
Then, at the office of the Members' Office Building, we are proceeding with full-scale activities to secure the 20 recommenders necessary for candidacy, such as calling for assistance from the LDP members of the Diet by telephone.
Masatoshi Shimomura "Need to discuss freely"
The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the political affairs investigation, Shimomura, gave a street speech in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo on the morning of the 27th, and then responded to a reporter's interview.
"The Liberal Democratic Party is now being viewed by the public with a great deal of scrutiny, and it is necessary for various people to raise their hands and discuss freely through the presidential election. I want to go, "he said, showing his willingness to run for the presidential election.
In addition, on the evening of the 26th, he met with former Prime Minister Abe and said that he had "heard the story firmly" about asking for the understanding and cooperation of the candidate.
Environment Minister Koizumi "Prime Minister Suga's attitude to deliver in his own words"
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister of the Environment Koizumi said, "Of course," when asked if there was any change in his support for the re-election of Prime Minister Suga.
On top of that, "What the people expected from Prime Minister Suga was not to take the government by paying attention to factions, but to take the stance of reforming as a matter of course because it is a non-faction, but unfortunately it is now seen. I would like Prime Minister Suga to take on the presidential election with a willingness to fight. "
He pointed out, "Because we are in a crisis, we want you to acknowledge not only the words made by bureaucrats but also the lack of policies, and take the stance of delivering them in your own words."
On the other hand, regarding the candidate statement of former political research chairman Kishida, "The biggest point is what is different from Prime Minister Suga, but there is no big difference in the direction of dealing with the new corona. Mr. Kishida is lacking in the current administration. It would be a plus if we could create an environment where policy debates could be actively carried out. "
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshige Seko "For a presidential election that allows constructive policy debates"
The House of Councilors, who belong to the Hosoda faction, the largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, held an online meeting on the morning of the 27th with more than 30 people in attendance.
In this, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Seko pointed out, "It is important to have a presidential election that allows for a firm and constructive policy debate, not just for the dynamics of factions and the next House of Representatives election."
At the meeting, we confirmed that we would carefully discuss the response to the presidential election.
Former Deputy Representative Tsuji Tsuji, "Liberal Democratic Party, should be punished by the House of Representatives election"
Former Deputy Representative Tsuji of the Constitutional Democratic Party told reporters, "The LDP presidential election is nothing more than a power struggle in the cup. However, it makes me sad to see the ruling party and the Liberal Democratic Party, which are devoted to the presidential election even though some people are suffering from home medical treatment.