The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election announced on the 17th is in the direction of postponing the unification of candidates in many factions other than the Kishida faction, and the three who announced their candidacy are aiming for support from the party members We are working on it.
On the other hand, Acting Secretary-General Noda is continuing to make last-minute adjustments to secure the nominees needed for candidates.
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to select the successor to Prime Minister Suga will be announced on the 17th.
Prior to this, former Secretary-General Ishiba, who was considering candidates, announced on the 15th that he would forgo his candidacy and support the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono.
Mr. Kono hopes that the support from the well-known Mr. Ishiba will lead to an increase in party membership votes.
In addition, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kishida and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi are working to expand their support by visiting the offices of members of the party and exchanging opinions with officials of support groups online. increase.
On the other hand, Acting Secretary-General Noda is continuing to make last-minute adjustments, such as requesting cooperation from members close to Mr. Ishiba, in addition to the Nikai and Takeshita factions, in order to secure 20 recommenders necessary for candidates. ..
Under these circumstances, in each faction within the party, the Hosoda faction, the largest faction, postponed the unification on the 14th, and on the 15th, the executives of the Ishihara faction confirmed the policy of voluntary voting.
The Tanigaki Group has also decided to support Mr. Kishida.
On the 16th, the Aso faction, the Takeshita faction, and the Nikai faction will hold a meeting to discuss the response. Of these, the Aso faction will support Mr. Kono and Mr. Kishida, while Takaichi. Members of the Diet who support him are also willing to accept it.
In addition, the Takeshita faction has decided to send a recommender to each camp because the opinions of the members of the Diet are divided, and we are adjusting to forgo the unification of the candidates who support it.
The Nikai faction is making adjustments so that the first vote will be a voluntary vote, and if it becomes a final vote, it will act in a united manner, and wants to decide the response at the meeting on the 16th.
In this way, many factions other than the Kishida faction are tending to forgo unification of candidates.