The battle for the acquisition of “Post Suga” is intensifying, succeeding Secretary General Yoshii Suga (71), who continues to fight in the presidential elections of the PLD.

Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary general (81), has decided to continue the project, and the faction that supports Mr. Suga, which has a strict post-get as secretary general, is the main focus of the personnel matters of the “Suga’s Cabinet” who definitely wants to suppress to maintain his influence. Several names have been chosen, and he is in a “dango state” in contrast to Mr. Suga, who was chosen by the president. Mr. Suga, former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishibashi (63) and President Fumio Kishida (63) participated in the final debate of the election campaign at the Japan Press Club debate on the 12th.

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Mr. Suga has worked for 7 years and 8 months, and if the “Suga Cabinet” is established, the position will become vacant. The eyes of the main factions supporting Mr. Suga are particularly fiery. Mr. Nikai, who created a flow of support for Mr. Suga in advance and established a strong “Suga-Second Floor Line”, “kept staff and money, and each faction was aiming for the same” (related person) As a result , the focus is on the Secretary General, who plays the role of the Prime Minister’s wife and has a lot of exposure. It is also significant that Mr. Suga created the Secretary of State = “shortcut to prime minister” route.

There are four points for the person whose name is mentioned. <1> Launching <2> Teacher-apprentice relationship <3> Election shift <4> Route succession. The representative of <1> is Hirokuni Moriyama vs. President (75). Mr. Suga’s confidence is strong because he is in charge of the measures for the Diet and appears to be a veteran who mixes tough and soft even in negotiations with the opposition party. Like Mr. Nikai, Mr. Suga was the first person to convey his intention to run. Mr. Suga, who is from Kagoshima City Council and Yokohama City Council, is a “kick” through his spirit.

<2> is Hiroshi Kajiyama, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (64). My father is Mr. Suga’s political teacher, the late Shizuru Kajiyama, former Secretary of State. If he assumes the position, he will be the second secretary of the secretariat of parents and children and will be “narrator” (member of the Diet). It is also a symbol of “sectarianism” for Mr. Suga, who is the same non-sectarian as Mr. Suga and whose relationship to the faction is conspicuous in the presidential elections.

<3> it is literally for the people. Defense Minister Taro Kono (57), who is popular on the Internet, and Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (39), who have the ability to communicate, said: “The Secretary General’s words and actions may be more notorious than those of the Prime Minister. ” There is also the risk of inviting. Some say, “Mr. Suga is not popular,” and the understanding is not clear.

Koichi Hagita, Minister of Education (57) and Katsunobu Kato, Minister of Labor (64), belong to the larger faction, the Hosoda faction and the long-established Takeshita faction, and both are policy experts. It is said that the relationship with Mr. Suga is not bad. In addition to these six members, a proposal has also been put forward to appoint a female member of the Diet.

In the debate on the 12th, Mr. Suga replied that the qualities of the Secretary General were “I have to look at the whole, like the administration of the Diet and the meetings twice a day. I want someone who can do a comprehensive job.” . He suggested the appointment of a balanced “practitioner”. Now what about your stomach?