So far, two people, the Chairman of the Political Survey, Izumi and the former Assistant to the Prime Minister, have announced their candidacy for the Constitutional Democratic Party's representative election.
On the other hand, former Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Nishimura has continued to work to secure the nominees needed for candidacy, and the party is making last-minute adjustments before the announcement on the 19th.
The representative election to replace former Constitutional Democratic Party representative Edano will be announced on the 19th, and votes will be counted on the 30th of this month.
Prior to this, on the 17th, Kenta Izumi, Chairman of the Political Survey, and Seiji Osaka, a former Assistant to the Prime Minister, officially announced their candidacy.
Mr. Izumi said, "In the House of Representatives election, there were very strict referees. We must change the negative image of the party to a positive one, and we want to take the lead in party reform."
Mr. Osaka said, "I want to broaden the range of policies and make it a political party that can embrace diverse ideas. I want to make it a big goal to become a political party that is useful and reliable to the people."
On the other hand, Chinami Nishimura, the former Deputy Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, said on the 17th, "As a diverse party, I want to carry out a politics that aims to create a diverse society and reduce unreasonableness. ".
Mr. Nishimura's camp is continuing to work to secure the 20 nominees needed for candidacy, and hopes to reach out to the candidacy by the end of the 18th.
In addition, Junya Ogawa, Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly, and Hiroshi Ogushi, Director's Office Manager, are both in a situation where it is difficult to secure recommenders, and the group that recommends two people is moving to seek unification to Mr. Ogawa. Within the party, adjustments are continuing just before the announcement on the 19th.