Many factions elected by the Liberal Democratic Party have not decided their attitude and will consider it from this week onwards

Many of the factions within the party have not decided on their attitude at this point over the LDP presidential election next month, and from this week onward, they will continue to consider by listening to the opinions of their members.

Regarding the LDP presidential election to be announced on the 17th and 29th of next month, Prime Minister Suga has repeatedly expressed his willingness to be re-elected, and former political research chairman Kishida announced his candidacy last week. The chances of an election campaign are increasing.

Mr. Kishida immediately started activities for the election campaign, such as exchanging opinions with local supporters and business owners, and after the 30th, he will meet with executives of each faction to expand support within the party. It's an idea.

Under these circumstances, among the seven factions within the party, five factions that supported Prime Minister Suga in the presidential election last year said that the Ishihara faction would support the re-election of Prime Minister Suga, but the remaining four factions , I have not decided my attitude because there are voices from young members of the Diet asking me to reflect my opinions.

The Hosoda faction, the largest party in the party, is scheduled to meet with executives on the 31st to discuss how to deal with it, and it is expected that opinions will be exchanged based on the fact that the chairman of the political investigation, Shimomura, is eager to run for candidacy.

In addition, the Aso faction and the Takeshita faction will provide opportunities to hear opinions from mid-career and young members of the Diet, and the Nikai faction has announced that the faction's secretary-general, Nikai, will support the re-election of Prime Minister Suga. However, the formal response is adjusted so that it will be decided when the candidates are available.

Meanwhile, former secretary-general Shigeru Ishiba, who lost in the presidential election last year, said last week that "it is completely blank at this point" and has not made it clear whether he will run for the post. We will discuss the response with the members of the Ishiba faction while observing such things.

In addition, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, a non-faction who is eager to run for candidacy, plans to call on the members of the faction to cooperate in order to secure the necessary 20 recommenders.