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[The results of a nationwide telephone poll conducted by Japanese media in June showed that the LDP's support rate fell 5 percentage points from May to 19%.]

[ Chen Yan said that in Japan, if the party support rate combined with the cabinet support rate can still exceed 50%, then the regime can still be maintained, "but at present, the support rate of the Kishida cabinet is only 22%, and the support rate of the Liberal Democratic Party is less than 20%. The "black gold" scandal has destroyed the credibility of the Liberal Democratic Party among the Japanese people. Therefore, if Kishida insists on seeking re-election at this time, it may endanger the ruling position of the Liberal Democratic Party and may even drag the Japanese political arena into a new round of turmoil." ]

"The first step for the Liberal Democratic Party to show change is that I will not participate in the presidential election and will decide to withdraw." Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the decision at an emergency press conference held at noon on the 14th local time.

According to the previously disclosed schedule, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party will hold a presidential election in September.

Since the LDP holds a relative majority in the Japanese parliament, the LDP president often serves as the prime minister of Japan at the same time. This move also means that when the LDP elects a new president in September, Kishida himself will resign as prime minister.

Fumio Kishida was born in July 1957. He was elected the 27th President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan in September 2021. In October of the same year, he became the 100th Prime Minister of Japan. He was subsequently successfully elected as the 101st Prime Minister of Japan.

Japanese scholars interviewed by Caixin were not surprised by Kishida's decision, saying that judging from his support rate alone, it was only a matter of time before Kishida gave up seeking re-election as prime minister.