The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election is expected to be an election campaign with multiple candidates, including former political research chairman Kishida, by informing party executives that Prime Minister Suga will run for re-election.
Prime Minister Suga is considering the appointment of party officers on the 6th next week, focusing on the four roles of the party, including the change of secretary-general on the second floor. I'm thinking of hurrying.
Regarding the LDP presidential election announced on the 17th of this month and the ballot counting on the 29th, Prime Minister Suga met with the secretary general of the LDP at the LDP headquarters on the 2nd and announced that he would run for re-election.
As a result, the presidential election is expected to be an election campaign involving multiple candidates, including former political research chairman Kishida, who has already announced his candidacy.
In addition, at the meeting, Prime Minister Suga announced that he will carry out party officer appointments on the 6th next week, and that he is proceeding with discussions centered on the four roles of the party, including the change of secretary general Nikai.
We plan to consider changing some ministers as necessary.
At the extraordinary board meeting and general affairs meeting held on the 3rd, Prime Minister Suga intends to hurry to select a successor for the 6th if he can be assigned a discretionary affairs.
However, it has been pointed out within the party that it is necessary to explain the need for personnel affairs at this time of the presidential election, and it is expected that attendees will give their opinions at the general affairs meeting on the 3rd.
On the other hand, Mr. Kishida is making full-scale preparations for the presidential election, and on the 2nd, it is clear that he will aim for "zero medical refugees" by developing a so-called field hospital as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus. I made it.
In the future, we plan to announce policies for each theme.
In addition, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, who is eager to run for candidacy, is confident in securing the 20 nominees needed for support beyond factions, and plans to continue working.
Regarding the presidential election, of the seven factions within the party, five factions, including the Takeshita faction and the Nikai faction, who met on the 2nd, have not yet decided on a response, and are trying to determine the composition of the election. it is continuing.