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Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, August 20 (Reporter Hu Xiaoge and Jiang Qiaomei) The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan held a meeting of the Presidential Election Management Committee on the 20th, and determined that the party president election will be held on September 27, and the campaign announcement will be released on September 12.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's term as president of the Liberal Democratic Party will end on September 30. He has previously said he will not run for the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party. According to the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election charter, the party president election is held every three years and must be voted in within 10 days before the expiration of the current president's term.

According to Japanese media reports, this election is the first presidential election held after the Liberal Democratic Party was exposed for the "black money" scandal. The 15-day campaign period is the longest in history. The Liberal Democratic Party aims to restore public support by extending the campaign period.

According to Kyodo News, 11 people from the Liberal Democratic Party are interested in joining the party president race. Among them, former Minister of Economic Security Takayuki Kobayashi officially announced his candidacy on the 19th, becoming the first competitor to publicly announce his candidacy. Other candidates who are interested in running include current Minister of Economic Security Sanae Takaichi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, Digital Minister Taro Kono, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Takeru Saito, and LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi. According to relevant LDP regulations, candidates for the LDP presidential election must be recommended by 20 members of parliament within the party. It is reported that the above-mentioned people are competing fiercely for recommenders.