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The procedure for electing the governor of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who will become the new Japanese prime minister, is advancing rapidly. The Liberal Democratic Party decided to bypass the vote of party members and elect the governor in the General Assembly of the House of Representatives, and the main factions are choosing candidates to support one after another. With Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga becoming more influential, the choice of the largest faction, the Hosoda faction, remains the last variable.
On the 31st, Toshihiro Nikai, who was in charge of electing the governor of the Liberal Democratic Party, publicly announced on the 31st: “We are considering omitting the vote of the party members for a quick election and replacing it as a result of the General Assembly of the members. of the Middle and High Council ”. The Liberal Democratic Party held a general meeting of the House of Representatives on the 14th to elect the president of the PLD, and held an extraordinary National Assembly on the 17th for the election of the prime minister.
In principle, the elections for governor of the PLD include the votes of the members of the National Assembly (394 votes) and the members of the party (394 votes). However, in an emergency situation, the governor can only be elected by a member of parliament and a representative from the metropolitan area (141 votes). In this case, it is decisive who the PLD faction pushes.
NHK reported on the 31st that Asofa (54 members) and Nikaipa (47) agreed to support Minister Suga in the election for governor. The Mainichi Shimbun reported that Takeshitapa (54 people) is also moving in the direction of supporting Suga. A group of around 30 non-partisan minority groups also expressed their support by asking Suga to run that day. Secretary Suga has already secured the support of about half of the LDP lawmakers.
However, it is known that the largest Hosodapa faction (98 members) to which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe belongs has not yet decided on a candidate for support. Fumio Kishida, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, who turned urgent, met with Prime Minister Abe that day and asked for his cooperation. If Hosoda’s support is won, there may be opportunities for President Jeongjo Kishida.
Former Liberal Democratic Party secretary Shigeru Ishiba and Taro Kono, who are popular with the people but weak in the party, are being kicked out of the competition by the prime minister. In the poll results reported on the 31st by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 28% of the respondents cited the former Chief Secretary Ishiba as the new prime minister. The Kono Defense Awards (15%) came in second. They face that “the voting of the party members must take place.”
Tokyo = correspondent Park Hyung-jun [email protected]
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