China News Service, September 6, report from Kyodo News Agency, Japan's former chief minister, Taka Ichi Sanae, basically decided to participate in the election of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
She has won the support of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and believes that the 20 referrals needed to ensure her career have already been established.
A number of relevant persons disclosed the matter on the 5th.
She will hold a press conference in the near future to make an official announcement.
Former secretary general Ishiba Shigeru, who is discussing whether to go out, had a meeting with secretary general Toshihiro Nikai in Tokyo on the 4th.
In view of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's announcement that he will step down, the competition for the next prime minister's throne has officially opened.
Data map: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
According to reports, Fumio Kishida, the former chairman of the political mediator who has shown his participation in the election, appeared on a Fuji TV program on the 5th, publicizing his own policy and advocating amending the law to ensure hospital beds for COVID-19 patients.
He strives to be the first to release the message through continuous television shows.
On the other hand, Taro Kono, the minister in charge of administrative reform of the Aso faction, met with members of other factions at the Tokyo Hotel and conveyed his intention to stand for election.
He also met with congressmen close to him in Congress to analyze the situation within the party.
From the opinion poll support rate, Kono Taro accounted for the highest proportion.
Kyodo News Agency conducted a national emergency telephone public opinion survey on the 4th and 5th, and the results showed that 31.9% of the respondents chose Kono Taro, who was the next prime minister, followed by the former secretary-general. Shigeru Ishiba 26.6%, and the former chairman of political investigation Fumio Kishida 18.8%.
In addition, Acting Secretary Noda Seiko 4.4%, former Minister of General Affairs Taka Ichi Sanae 4.0%, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi 1.2%, and Political Affairs Chairman Hirofumi Shimomura 0.6%.
The data picture shows Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
As for Yoshihide Suga's resignation, 56.7% of the people think that it is “reasonable to resign” and 35.3% think that it should not be resigned.
Regarding Yoshihide Suga's response to the epidemic during about a year, 40.4% of the respondents said "give favorable comments" and 56.3% said "not favorable comments".
The poll also showed that the approval rate of Yoshihide Suga's cabinet was 30.1%, which was 1.7 percentage points lower than the previous survey in August, which was the lowest level since the Liberal Democratic Party regained power in 2012.
The disapproval rate increased by 7.9 percentage points to 58.5%, the highest during the cabinet of Yoshihide Suga.