Confirmation of intention with Olympic Minister Hashimoto, candidate for successor to Chairman Mori To elect new chairman

The "Candidate Review Committee" of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games will hold a third meeting on the 18th to confirm the intention of Seiko Hashimoto, the Minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, who has been unified as a candidate to succeed Chairman Mori. , It seems that discussions are underway for the election of a new chairman.

If Mr. Hashimoto accepts the request for appointment, the Organizing Committee will hold a board meeting and a board of councilors on the afternoon of the 18th, and a new chairman is expected to be decided.

Chairman Mori of the Games Organizing Committee has expressed his intention to resign on the 12th of this month, taking responsibility for his disdain for women and his own remarks.

In order to ensure transparency and select a successor chairman, the Organizing Committee has set up a "candidate review committee" consisting of eight members, mainly athletes, and one of the candidates for the successor chairman is Mr. Hashimoto. It was made into a book.

The third meeting of the "Candidate Review Committee" on the 18th will start privately from 11:30 am and confirm Mr. Hashimoto's intentions, and it seems that discussions are underway for the election of a new chairman. I will.

If Mr. Hashimoto accepts the request for appointment, the Organizing Committee will hold a board meeting and a board of councilors on the afternoon of the 18th.

After the procedure for appointing Mr. Hashimoto as a director at the board of councilors, the procedure for selecting a new chairman is expected to proceed by a resolution of the board of directors, and it is expected that a new chairman will be decided by the end of the 18th.

The procedure for becoming chairman

If Seiko Hashimoto, the Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has indicated that she intends to accept the request for appointment as president, the procedures required by the Games Organizing Committee will be as follows.

Mr. Hashimoto must first become a director by a resolution of the board of councilors, as the chairman is supposed to choose one from the directors.

After assuming the post of director, a new chairman will be born upon a resolution of the board of directors who has the authority to select a chairman.

The number of directors is limited to 35, selected from various fields such as sports, business, and parliamentarians.

According to the "Articles of Incorporation," which summarizes the rules of activity of the Organizing Committee, the resolution of the Board of Directors shall be attended by a majority of the directors, excluding interested directors, and shall be taken by a majority of them.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato "Based on the judgment of the Organizing Committee"

At a press conference in the morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said, "I know that the Organizing Committee will hold the third Candidate Review Committee and Board of Directors today, but the entire process is an independent legal entity. It is based on our judgment and we are not aware of the details. "