Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi will officially announce his candidacy on the 8th in the LDP presidential election to select the successor to Prime Minister Suga.
Meanwhile, former Secretary-General Ishiba is listening to opinions from faction members and considering how to respond, and Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono is continuing to make adjustments for candidacy, such as seeking the understanding of the executives of the faction to which he belongs.
Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi will formally announce his candidacy at a press conference on the afternoon of the 8th over the LDP presidential election announced on the 17th of this month.
On the night of the 7th, Mr. Takaichi visited the home of former Prime Minister Abe, who has expressed his intention to support himself, and exchanged opinions.
In addition, former secretary-general Ishiba discussed the response with the members of the Diet on the 7th.
The Ishiba faction says that if Mr. Ishiba decides, he should support him, but there are also cautious opinions about Mr. Ishiba's candidacy, mainly executives, and there is also a voice that he should support the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, Mr. Ishiba. Would like to make a decision on how to respond, including the prospect of securing recommenders, while listening to their opinions individually.
On the 7th, Minister Kono met with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso, the chairman of the Aso faction to which he belongs, and asked the candidates for their understanding.
In the Aso faction, there is a disagreement between executives and veteran lawmakers and mid-career and young lawmakers as to whether or not to support Mr. Kono. I am doing it.
Former political research chairman Kishida, who has already announced his candidacy, is planning to call on supporters of the party for support and strengthen activities to obtain party membership votes.
Acting Secretary-General Noda met with Prime Minister Suga on the 7th to convey his willingness to run for candidacy and is proceeding with efforts to secure recommenders.
Faction studies are also in full swing.
▽ The Hosoda faction, the largest faction, is moving to support Mr. Takaichi, mainly mid-career and young members of the Diet who are close to former Prime Minister Abe, who has announced support for Mr. Takaichi, but there are also opinions supporting Mr. Kishida and others. , I will hear opinions from the members of the Diet through the executive meeting on the 7th and the general meeting on the 8th.
▽ The Takeshita faction has voiced the recommendation of Foreign Minister Motegi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato as candidates for future president, but this time there was no movement toward support, and there were opinions from young members of the Diet asking for a voluntary vote. Executives will come together to discuss the response.
▽ The Nikai faction has a movement to support Mr. Takaichi and Mr. Noda from personal connections, but there is an opinion among executives that "as a faction, we should take a certain degree of cohesive response", and the composition is solidified. The policy is to wait and decide what to do.
▽ When the Ishihara faction decided to support Prime Minister Suga earlier, he left the response to the chairman, former secretary-general Ishihara, but there is also an opinion that the same response should not be taken this time, so policy etc. We will decide what to do after ascertaining.