It is a start-up ceremony for the four camps that ran for the LDP presidential election.
Kono camp's departure ceremony
The Kono camp's departure ceremony was held online from 9 am, and was attended by about 70 members of the Diet, including former Secretary-General Ishiba and Minister of the Environment Koizumi.
Kono, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, who attended the launch ceremony at his own office in the Members' Office Building, said, "We must repair the division of society and once again unite Japan to create a warm society where people can be close to people. I have to be the leader of this country in order to push the heavy doors in front of me and move Japan forward. "
And the attendees chanted "Let's do our best" all over the screen.
After that, Mr. Kono attended a cabinet meeting.
Mr. Kono, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, said that he held the launch ceremony for the LDP presidential election in an online format. I don't know if it's a new start-up ceremony, but I think it worked. "
Kishida camp's departure ceremony
The Kishida camp's departure ceremony was held in the Diet from 11:30 am, and was attended by about 60 people, including Mr. Endo, the former Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, who is the head of the Election Countermeasures Headquarters, and the chairman of the Amari Tax System Investigation.
In this, Mr. Kishida said, "I have heard the voices of many people one year after losing in the presidential election last year. I am strongly convinced that I am the leader that the present era is looking for. I would like to do my best to the end in order to firmly regain the sense of unity in Japan, which is about to fall apart due to the scourge. "
At the start-up ceremony, Mr. Kishida was sent out with applause after refraining from calling "Let's do our best" to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
In addition, some lawmakers participated online.
Prior to this, Kishida, the former chairman of the political affairs investigation, told reporters when he left the parliamentary dormitory in Tokyo around 9 am, "I am very excited to have a refreshing morning. Through the policy debate, the people I would like to firmly appeal to the desire to restore the trust of the people and reform the Liberal Democratic Party. "
He added, "I would like to continue making efforts so that as many people as possible can understand and sympathize with my thoughts and policies until the very end."
Departure ceremony of the Takaichi camp
The departure ceremony for the Takaichi camp was held in the Diet from 11:00 am, and about 60 members of the Diet from the Hosoda faction, to which they once belonged, attended.
At the beginning, Furuya, the former chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, who is the head of the election countermeasures headquarters, said, "Because the Liberal Democratic Party is a conservative party, we will accept various opinions. Let's expand the circle. "
Mr. Takaichi said, "The battle has finally begun. Everyone who gathered here is a comrade who agreed with the national philosophy and the policy of creating a strong economy, regardless of faction. We want to create a beautiful and strong growing Japan together. I will definitely go for the win. "
Then, while holding up the towel, which was made to support Mr. Takaichi, everyone chanted "Let's do our best".
Prior to this, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi told reporters in the Diet, "We are finally on the stage of the presidential election. I think that the number of people, including local councilors, who agree with us is increasing day by day, so I will do my best until I run out of power. "
Noda camp's departure ceremony
The departure ceremony for the Noda camp was held at the party headquarters from 9 am, and was attended by about 10 members of the Diet, including former Minister of Defense Hamada and former Minister of Defense Junko Mihara and Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.
In this, Acting Secretary-General Noda said, "I'm not in the middle of the LDP, but my pride is that I've lived with the people in front of me. The sadness of the people I met. I want to be one of the people who can convey suffering, joy, and anxiety and move politics forward. "
On top of that, "Politics is not a strong leader. It is the Liberal Democratic Party's role as a national political party that many people are involved and create joy. Because of the corona illness, everyone is tolerant and born in this country. I'm glad I want to convey that it's worth living. "
Finally, all the attendees chanted "Let's do our best" and confirmed the unity.
Acting Secretary-General Noda watched the acceptance of candidates online with the recommenders in the meeting room of the party headquarters after the departure ceremony.
Then, when the candidacy was accepted and the order of notification was decided, applause occurred.
When the reporters asked, "Is it relieved?", Mr. Noda said, "I was nervous."
After that, when Mihara, the Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, who is the head of the election countermeasures headquarters of the camp, returned with the receipt of the notification, they took a commemorative photo together.