Liberal Democratic Party presidential election Mr. Ishiba sees off candidacy Mr. Noda will soon make final decision

Former Secretary-General Ishiba is expected to forgo the candidacy and support the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono before the announcement on the 17th, and will officially announce on the 15th.

On the other hand, Acting Secretary-General Noda is working to secure the recommenders necessary for candidates and plans to make a final decision in the near future.

Former Secretary-General Ishiba, who was attracting attention in the LDP presidential election to decide the successor to Prime Minister Suga, supported Mr. Kono on the 13th after receiving a request for support from the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono. It is expected to do.

Mr. Ishiba will formally announce at the faction meeting on the 15th.

On the other hand, Acting Secretary-General Noda wrote in his blog on the night of the 14th, "I strongly felt the need to move myself and was prepared to prepare for the remaining period," reiterating his willingness to run.

Mr. Noda is working to secure 20 recommenders necessary for candidates, such as working with the Nikai faction and the Takeshita faction, and plans to make a final decision in the near future.

Under these circumstances, the Hosoda faction, the largest faction in the party, did not unify the candidates to support as a faction based on the fact that the opinions of the members of the Diet were divided at the general meeting on the 14th, and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi and former political affairs Kishida It was decided to support the two presidents of the investigation and leave it to each member to decide which one to vote for.

In principle, the Aso faction of the second faction to which Mr. Kono belongs is coordinating to support Mr. Kono and Mr. Kishida.

However, there are some members of the Diet who want to support Mr. Takaichi, so I would like to decide what to do at the meeting on the 16th, including accepting this.

The Tanigaki Group wants to decide on support for Mr. Kishida at the meeting on the 15th, but plans to accept support for other candidates.