Following the death of former Prime Minister Abe, the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction is expected to make adjustments as there is a plan to operate the faction under a collective leadership system consisting of multiple executives without a successor chairman for the time being.
Former Prime Minister Abe, who was the chairman of the Abe faction, the largest faction of the LDP, died after being shot by a gun during a support speech for the Senate election in Nara City on the 8th of this month, and a funeral was held three days ago. ..
At a press conference on the night of the 14th, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would hold a state funeral this fall, saying that he had taken on the heavy responsibility of the Prime Minister for the longest period in history and made great achievements in domestic affairs and diplomacy. did.
The Abe faction confirmed on the 11th of this month that about 20 people, including executives and mid-career / young representatives, will gather at a hotel in Tokyo to carry on Mr. Abe's wishes and unite.
On the other hand, within the faction, the fact is that there is no matching successor, just because the view that Mr. Abe intended to grow a successor over time has spread.
For this reason, giving priority to avoiding the division of factions, for the time being, the name "Abe faction" has been proposed to continue to have a group leadership system by multiple executives without a successor chairman.
In the future, it is expected that adjustments will be made, such as discussions between former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shiotani acting as chairman and former political research chairman Shimomura and other executives.