The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to select the successor to Prime Minister Suga is actively moving toward candidacy.

On the other hand, each faction within the party is also in full swing to consider how to respond, such as holding meetings with executives.

Former President Kishida "Political attitude to be shown by close dialogue with the people"

Former Political Survey Chairman Kishida, who has announced his candidacy, visited the office of the members of the House of Councilors in the Members' Office Building in the morning.

It is said that the greetings to the office of the party members went through in 6 days.



In the afternoon, he appeared on TV Asahi's information program "Yoko Oshita Wide! Scramble" and said, "I heard various voices from business owners, etc., but I felt tired and wondering how long I should do my best. There were many words to make him. Instead of the government continuing to say, "Do your best, do your best," it is the political attitude that should be shown now that the people are close to each other and have a dialogue. "



After that, we had a meeting with members of the Kishida faction at the office of the Members' Office Building.

Preparation for the announcement of candidate for former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi

Takaichi before Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications has hardened its intention to bid as was standing prospect to ensure the 20 people recommended people required for the candidacy.



Mr. Takaichi has been spending four to three days in a row in a parliamentary dormitory in Tokyo, and is preparing to announce his candidacy by preparing his own policy materials and contacting the supporting parliamentarians by telephone.



Former Prime Minister Abe, who is from the Hosoda faction, the largest faction in the party, has expressed his intention to support Mr. Takaichi.

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso, Chairman of the Faction, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono

In the morning, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono held a meeting about vaccination at the joint government building in Nagata-cho, Tokyo.



Then, I visited the Ministry of Finance around 1 pm and had a 30-minute meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Aso, the chairman of the Aso faction.

After this, Minister Kono did not respond to the questions of the reporters.



Minister Kono said that he was considering running for a meeting with Mr. Aso at the Ministry of Finance immediately after Prime Minister Suga announced that he would give up running for the presidential election.



However, Mr. Aso has been reluctant to support the faction, and it seems that opinions continued to be exchanged over the candidacy at the meeting.



After that, Minister Kono visited the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Amari tax system investigation, who is an executive of the Aso faction, and exchanged opinions on the situation within the party and factions.



In addition, in response to a reporter's interview over the new coronavirus vaccine, he was asked, "If I run for the presidential election, will there be any impact on the work in charge of the vaccine?" I want to do my best. "

Acting Secretary-General Noda Hurry to secure recommenders

Acting Secretary-General Noda, who is eager to run for candidacy, attended a rally hosted by the Japanese Federation of the Deaf in the Diet in the afternoon.



In this, Mr. Noda showed his understanding of the enactment of the "Sign Language Language Law" to support the spread of sign language required by the federation.



Prior to this, Mr. Noda met with members of the Diet and members of the second class who supported him at the office of the Members' Office Building, and exchanged opinions on the situation within the party.



Mr. Noda has a policy of urgently securing the 20 recommenders required for candidates.

Ishiba former secretary general "white paper does not change" also ... "prospect on the recommendation people"

Former Secretary-General Ishiba said in an interview with NHK on the morning of the 6th that he was "still a blank slate" regarding the response to the presidential election.



On the other hand prospect of someone who is "recommendation people in've been ready always also with policy. Lead to the realization of good faith to fulfill the political accountability to the public, that he comes out if it is possible Is also a big option. "



Regarding the meeting with the secretary-general Nikai on the 4th, he said, "I asked. I am also in the midst of the whirlpool, so it is natural to say" Thank you for your guidance "to the current secretary-general." ..

House of Councilors Hosoda “Discussing while verifying policies”

About 30 members of the House of Councilors of the Hosoda faction, the largest faction in the LDP, met online on the morning of the 6th.



At the meeting, former Prime Minister Abe from the Hosoda faction expressed his intention to support former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, who had decided to run for candidacy, and exchanged opinions on the situation within the party.



Then, he confirmed that he would discuss carefully while verifying the policies indicated by the candidates for the presidential election.

Foreign Minister Motegi of the Takeshita faction "Let's get together in a group"

On the evening of the 6th, the Takeshita faction gathered at the faction's office near the Diet, with Foreign Minister Mogi acting as the faction's acting chairman, the chairman of the Senate Sekiguchi, and former Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga, and exchanged opinions for about an hour.



At the meeting, Prime Minister Suga abandoned his candidacy and said that the composition had changed, so he decided to consider how to respond while confirming the intentions of the members of the faction.



After this, Minister Mogi told reporters, "We listened carefully and confirmed that we would like to unite as a group."



In addition, when asked by reporters whether he would run for the presidential election, Minister Mogi said, "I will listen to various opinions and respond, but the important role for me is Takeshita, who is the chairman of the faction. While the former general affairs chairman is not in good physical condition, it is important to organize the group firmly. "

Second-class “considering measures while watching the situation”

On the afternoon of the 6th, Nikai faction leaders gathered at the party headquarters, including Secretary General Nikai, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura, and former Foreign Minister Nakasone.



Then, we confirmed that we would continue to consider measures while observing the future situation such as who can run for the position.

Tanigaki Group “Ascertaining the situation within the party”

On the afternoon of the 6th, the Tanigaki Group met with former Defense Minister Nakatani, former Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Endo, and mid-career and young members of the Diet.



And since there is still time until the announcement on the 17th of this month, we confirmed that we will continue to assess the situation within the party.

A non-faction group close to Prime Minister Suga "decided to vote voluntarily"

A group of non-faction members of the House of Representatives, close to Prime Minister Suga, held a meeting in the Diet on the afternoon of the 6th, attended by more than 10 people, including Deputy Secretary General Sakai.



In this, Deputy Prime Minister Sakai reported, "Prime Minister Suga does not say who to recommend. He wants you to vote freely based on your beliefs and beliefs."



And the group decided to vote voluntarily for this election.