What will happen to the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election !?

Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kan.

Prior to the announcement on the 17th, Acting Secretary-General Noda, who had been making adjustments until the last minute, announced his candidacy, saying that he had secured 20 nominees who needed it.

As a result, the composition of the presidential election will be decided by four people, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kishida, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, and Mr. Noda. to start.

Mr. Noda announces candidate

In the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to select the successor to Prime Minister Suga, Acting Secretary-General Noda announced to reporters at the party headquarters that he was able to secure the necessary 20 recommenders.

"I want to create a conservative politics where women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities find it worth living."

Acting Secretary-General Noda showed his willingness to run for the LDP presidential election to select the successor to Prime Minister Suga. I was also calling for support from the members of the Diet.

In addition, after former Secretary-General Ishiba announced on the 15th that he would forgo his candidacy and support the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono, he requested the cooperation of a member of the Diet close to Mr. Ishiba.

Under these circumstances, Mr. Noda told reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on the evening of the 16th, "We have prepared 20 recommenders necessary for the presidential election, and we will run for this time." He announced his candidacy for securing 20 people.

"Although the policies of each candidate are excellent, it was difficult to find a policy that would inspire the small and the weak."

And, "In the midst of diversity, population decline, and aging, women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities who could not play a leading role until now live in society, and the Liberal Democratic Party has a conservative politics that seems to be worth living. I want to make it in. "

He added, "I promise to work hard with my colleagues. I would like to announce individual policies in the debate from the 17th."

Mr. Noda has been elected to the Gifu 1st district of the House of Representatives nine times and is 61 years old.

He was elected for the first time in the House of Representatives election in 1993, and was selected by the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications twice in the Obuchi Cabinet.

After that, he served as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the chairman of the party's general affairs.

Mr. Noda has often shown his willingness to run for the presidential election, and he gave up in the elections six and three years before the election of former Prime Minister Abe because he could not secure 20 nominees, and he ran for the last year as well. This is my first challenge to see off.

Former Political Survey Chairman Kishida, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono, and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi have announced their candidacy for the presidential election, and the composition of the four-person dispute, including Mr. Noda, has been settled.

This is the first time that multiple female candidates have run for the presidential election.

Mr. Kishida Encourages the business community to support

Former Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Kishida visited Keidanren in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the morning of the 16th and met with Chairman Tokura and others.

In this, Mr. Kishida explained his own economic policy, such as changing neo-liberal policies and building new capitalism through a virtuous cycle of growth and distribution.

After this, Mr. Kishida told reporters, "Chairman Tokura gave me a powerful statement that I fully agree with my policy. I would like to work with the business community to revitalize and grow the Japanese economy. ".

Before the announcement on the 17th, he emphasized, "I want to raise the voltage of the appeal and send it out with more power through party reforms and policies. I want to fight to the end for victory."

Meanwhile, on the morning of the 16th, members of the Diet who supported Mr. Kishida held a meeting, including former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Nemoto of the Kishida faction, Chairman of the House of Representatives Takagi of the Hosoda faction, and former Minister of Justice Mori of the Aso faction. Former Minister of Reconstruction Watanabe of the Takeshita faction and former Minister of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Endo of the Tanigaki Group attended.

In this session, we exchanged opinions on future strategies for expanding support and Mr. Kishida's election response headquarters.

In the afternoon, I met with members of a group of volunteer members of the House of Representatives who were elected one to three times by the LDP.

In this, the parliamentary group called for the construction of a mechanism to appoint human resources regardless of the number of elections.

In response, Mr. Kishida responded, "I am convinced that party reform is the number one place in 1-chome along with policy, and I would love to hear from you."

In addition to setting restrictions on the term of office of party officers that he is proposing when he becomes president, Mr. Kishida will consider appointing human resources other than parliamentarians to party officers, and the organization. He explained that in order to create the "Liberal Democratic Party version of the Governance Code," which is the basic policy of operation, a committee of outside experts will be set up.

After that, Mr. Kishida told reporters about the presidential election announced on the 17th, "I am appealing from the beginning for policies such as party reform as well as measures for the new corona. Who is really motivated? It's important to show. "

Mr. Kono "Tax revenue of consumption tax to finance basic pension"

The Liberal Democratic Party's Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, Kono, said in an interview with media companies in the parliament on the morning of the 16th that it is necessary to provide a "minimum guarantee" for pension system reforms. He expressed the idea that the current system, in which the amount of pension payments would be reduced if not paid, should be revised and the consumption tax revenue should be used to finance the basic pension.

He also said that he agrees with selective marriages and same-sex marriages. "Same-sex marriages have constitutional problems, so it would be better to have them widely discussed in the Diet without being bound by a party." I did.

In addition, he was asked if he had any plans to revise the joint statement of the government and the Bank of Japan, which was decided by the Abe administration eight years ago and set a price increase rate of 2% as the "target". It cannot be changed to, and it is necessary to maintain it for a while. "

On the other hand, when asked by reporters about how to deal with bureaucrats, he said, "I think there are some things that you have to be careful about in terms of language. You have to reflect on those things. I would like to point out rigorously, "I can't make sense of that."

In the morning, I attended a meeting of volunteer parliamentarians to support myself in the Diet.

In addition to Minister of the Environment Koizumi, about 10 young members of the Aso, Nikai, and Ishiba factions, to which Mr. Kono belongs, gathered at the meeting.

Mr. Koizumi said, "Let's do our best to win. It seems that the Sengoku warlords have a history of drinking matcha when facing the war. I want the general to do their best." rice field.

Mr. Kono, who drank all at once, responded, "I feel refreshed. I want to create a new Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party."

After this, Mr. Koizumi told reporters, "Reform is difficult only with the adjustment type, and Mr. Kono is the only one who can exert breakthrough power and push forward. The administration after the Suga administration will be completed under the dynamics of the faction. I want to be prepared and win the battle between the administration and the administration based on the support of the people. "

Mr. Takaichi Work to expand support

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi of the Liberal Democratic Party worked to expand support by meeting with members of the Diet who support him on the 16th and attending meetings of the members.

After that, Mr. Takaichi attended an online meeting with a local member of the prefectural assembly in Nara and was encouraged.

He called for support, saying, "I started up with a strong desire to implement measures to create a sense of security for all generations, so I would like to ask for your help."

When asked about energy policy by the attendees, Mr. Takaichi said, "It is important to establish a stable supply system for electricity. The other day, a draft of the government's basic energy plan was drafted, but that cannot provide a stable supply. As a national project, I would like to work on the development of a small fusion reactor. "

Forgo unification of candidates supported by many factions

In this LDP presidential election, there are a series of movements to forgo the unification of candidates supported by many factions other than the Kishida faction.

On the 14th, the Hosoda faction, the largest faction in the party, will not unify the candidates to support as a faction, and will support two people, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi and former political research chairman Kishida, and which one to vote for I decided to leave it to the judgment of each member.

On the 16th, the Aso faction of the second faction decided to support Mr. Kono and Mr. Kishida, who belong to the faction, while also accepting support for Mr. Takaichi.

Although the Takeshita faction has not decided on the final response, it has decided to send a recommender to each candidate's camp, and the unification is in the direction of not being unified.

On the 16th, the Nikai faction decided that the first vote would be a voluntary vote, and if it was a final vote, they would act together.

The Kishida faction has decided to fully support Mr. Kishida, the president of the faction.

The Ishiba faction has revealed that former secretary-general Ishiba will support Mr. Kono, but he says he will not restrain the actions of his members.

The Ishihara faction decided to vote voluntarily on the 16th.

In addition, the Tanigaki Group said on the 15th that it would decide to support Mr. Kishida and acknowledge the intention of a member of the Diet who wants to support other candidates.

Support for Mr. Kono and Mr. Kishida of the Aso faction Support for Mr. Takaichi is also accepted

The Aso faction held an urgent general meeting on the afternoon of the 16th at a faction office near the Diet.

Among them, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso, who is the chairman of the faction, announced last week that he decided to respond as a faction based on the results of hearing opinions from the members of the faction.

He said, "I would like to basically support Mr. Taro Kono and Mr. Fumio Kishida," and expressed his intention to support the two factions, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono and the former Chairman of the Political Survey.

Regarding former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, he said, "Honestly, there are many people who most resonate with the ideological beliefs. I want them to be based on the ideological beliefs." rice field.

Mr. Aso said, "Once a new administration is formed, we must all work together to support it." After the presidential election, he called for unity and support for the new administration.

Takeshita faction direction to forgo unification

The Liberal Democratic Party Takeshita faction held a meeting at the party headquarters on the afternoon of the 16th.

Foreign Minister Mogi, who acts as acting chairman, said, "It is basic to respect each position, but there is also the idea that we want you to gather opinions as much as possible. It is better if you can finally come up with one direction." Said.

And at the meeting, on the 16th, we decided to continue to assess the situation without gathering opinions.

After the meeting, Mr. Mogi admits to reporters that the Takeshita faction members will be the nominees for each camp, but wants to hold another meeting just before the ballot counting date to decide the final response as a faction. I showed the idea.

The Takeshita faction is in the direction of forgoing unification.

Nikai faction 1st voluntary vote Final vote is united and acts

The Liberal Democratic Party's second class met at a faction office near the Diet on the afternoon of the 16th.

In this, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura, acting as chairman, suggested that "each person thinks and acts based on his or her beliefs, and if it becomes a final vote, let's work together and unite." Also responded, "That's right."

There was no objection from the attendees, and the first vote was a voluntary vote, and in the case of a final vote, it was decided to act as a faction.

Strengthen efforts to support groups of the Kishida party

The Liberal Democratic Party Kishida faction met at a faction office near the Diet on the afternoon of the 16th, and about 30 people attended in the absence of former political research chairman Kishida.

Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshimasa Hayashi, a faction executive, said, "The decisive battle will finally be cut off from the 17th. I would like Chairman Kishida to do his best with even more power. I would like you to speak to me in a positive manner. "

We also confirmed that we will strengthen our efforts to support the party's support groups in order to obtain party membership votes.

Ishihara faction decides voluntary voting Consider response to final voting

The Ishihara faction held a general meeting at a faction office near the Diet on the afternoon of the 16th, and former secretary-general Ishihara, who serves as chairman, said, "I would like you to identify each candidate's policy and make a responsible decision." It was proposed and approved to vote voluntarily without unifying the candidates.

After this, Mr. Ishihara told reporters, "No objection, it was decided by a voluntary vote."

On the other hand, it is said that the meeting will be held again just before the ballot counting on the 29th of this month to discuss what to do in the event of a final vote.

Former Secretary-General Ishiba and Environment Minister Koizumi meet with Mr. Kono's support

Volunteer parliamentarians supporting the Liberal Democratic Party's Minister of State for Regulatory Reform held a meeting at a hotel in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 16th, and about 30 people from across factions, including former Secretary-General Ishiba and Minister of the Environment Koizumi, attended.

Minister Kono, who was absent due to public affairs, sent a video message saying, "I would like to work with you to reform the Liberal Democratic Party and create a country of Japan that can move forward."

After this, Mr. Ishiba said, "I want to be the Liberal Democratic Party that the people are convinced and trust. I am strongly convinced that it is Mr. Kono who is aware of the problem. This battle is a battle between the old Liberal Democratic Party and the people. Let's win with all our spirits. "

In addition, Minister Koizumi said, "Although it is said to be a'voluntary vote'in various factions, it is not the case when looking at the movement under the water, and there are voices saying that they are suffering from strong efforts and peeling. If you hold the microphone with him and get rid of him, it's not healthy as an organization. You have to change to the Liberal Democratic Party so that even a person with a strong personality like Mr. Kono can move. " bottom.

Kuni Moriyama, Chairman "I want to support Mr. Kono firmly"

On the afternoon of the 16th, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform of the Liberal Democratic Party met with Mr. Moriyama, the chairman of the Diet, and exchanged opinions on agricultural policy.

After the meeting, Mr. Moriyama told reporters, "I heard that the reforms necessary in the agricultural field are being carried out firmly, and that it is Mr. Kono's reforms that should be protected. What is the feeling of Prime Minister Suga? I would like to think about various things and support Mr. Kono firmly. "

In addition, while the reporters asked, "Is Prime Minister Suga thinking of supporting Mr. Kono?", He said, "I don't know because I haven't confirmed with Prime Minister Suga, but I accept that." rice field.

More than 1.1 million party members with voting rights nationwide

The Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election administration committee confirmed the electoral list for this presidential election on the 16th, and the number of party members with voting rights reached 1,104,336 nationwide.

Tokyo has the largest number with 100,50, followed by Kanagawa with 64,509 and Aichi with 47,485.

Voting by party members will be held by direct voting and postcards at polling stations after the announcement on the 17th, and will be closed on the 28th of this month.

Then, the number of votes obtained by each prefecture federation is summarized by the party headquarters and distributed to the candidates by the so-called D'Hondt method, and the same 383 votes as the Diet members' votes are reflected in the result.