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[Global Network Report] US President Biden announced his withdrawal from the election on July 21 local time. According to the Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation of Japan, this may have an impact on the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to be held in September, because some of Kishida Fumio's confidants are also urging Kishida to withdraw from the election. Given that the Japanese House of Representatives is currently controlled by the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party, excluding extreme situations, it is expected that the winner of the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election will become the new Japanese prime minister.

File photo of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Biden

Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election on social media X on the 21st local time, and supported Harris for the Democratic nomination. Earlier, several US media reported that in view of polls showing that Biden would find it difficult to defeat Trump in the general election, including Obama, Pelosi and other senior Democratic Party officials privately called on Biden to consider withdrawing from the election.

According to Japanese media reports, regarding Biden's withdrawal from the election, Fumio Kishida said on the 22nd, "Since this involves the domestic politics of the United States, I avoid commenting directly on this issue, but I think Biden has made what he thinks is the best choice from a political perspective." Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said, "The United States is Japan's ally, and what policies the U.S. government adopts is our focus." He also said that no matter what the outcome of the U.S. election is, Japan will communicate and coordinate closely with the U.S. government.

Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation said that the LDP presidential election will be held in September, and Fumio Kishida is preparing to run for re-election. However, some "Kishida faction" members of the parliament believe that "if there is no chance of winning, then you should choose to withdraw from the election to preserve your reputation." It is reported that Biden's withdrawal from the election may have an impact on the direction of the LDP presidential election.

Recently, the support rate of the Kishida Cabinet has continued to be low. The Mainichi Shimbun reported on July 21 that the latest poll results showed that the support rate of the Kishida Cabinet was 21%. In the media's poll results, the support rate of the Kishida Cabinet has been below 30% for 13 consecutive months. Some Japanese media reported that after Biden announced his withdrawal from the election, terms such as "Biden", "announced withdrawal from the election", and "Vice President Harris" became popular terms on the Japanese social media X.