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Chinanews.com, August 24. According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News Agency, on August 24 local time, former Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, announced that he would run for party president.

File photo: Shigeru Ishiba, former Secretary-General of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.

According to reports, this is his fifth challenge for the LDP presidency. Ishiba Shigeru said: "As the culmination of my 38-year political career, this final battle will return to the starting point and go all out to win support."

Speaking of the "black money" scandal, he stated that he would do his utmost to increase the transparency of political funds and emphasized "building a politics that abides by the rules and a Liberal Democratic Party that abides by the rules."

The report pointed out that Ishiba Shigeru is the second person to officially announce his candidacy for the presidential election after former Minister of Economic Security Takayuki Kobayashi.

The results of a Kyodo News opinion poll in August showed that Shigeru Ishiba ranked first in support among "the most suitable candidate to be the next president" and is very popular among the Japanese people.

On the other hand, his base within the party is weak, and it is difficult for him to increase the number of votes of members of parliament. He plans to expand his support within the party by relying on the popularity of the people.

According to reports, Ishiba Shigeru has served as Japan's Minister of Defense, Minister of Regional Revitalization, and Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has challenged for the presidency four times, but all ended in failure.

The election for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan will be announced on September 12 and the votes will be counted on the 27th. By then, there may be a melee with more than 10 candidates running.