competition for the new president of japan's liberal democratic party: the top three in the polls emerge
2024-09-02
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as the countdown to the presidential election for japan's ruling liberal democratic party enters, the latest polls by several japanese media outlets show that former ldp secretary-general shigeru ishiba, former environment minister shinjiro koizumi, and minister of economic security sanae takaichi are seen as the leading candidates for the new president.
the liberal democratic party of japan will hold a new presidential election on september 27, and the election announcement is scheduled to be released on september 12. the current japanese prime minister and liberal democratic party president fumio kishida has announced that he will not run for the election, which means that after the election, he will no longer serve as prime minister, and the new president of the liberal democratic party will take over as prime minister.
regarding the topic of the new president of the liberal democratic party, kyodo news, yomiuri shimbun, asahi shimbun and mainichi shimbun recently conducted polls. the results showed that shigeru ishiba, shinjiro koizumi and sanae takaichi were ranked in the top three in the above polls; followed by minister of digital affairs taro kono, minister of foreign affairs yoko kamikawa and former minister of economic security takayuki kobayashi; and ldp secretary-general toshimitsu motegi and others ranked seventh or lower.
according to japanese media, 11 people from the liberal democratic party have announced or intend to join the party president race, and 7 of them have confirmed their candidacy. as a result, this party president election will be the one with the largest number of candidates since the liberal democratic party changed the relevant election rules in 1971.
according to the relevant charter of the ldp, the election of the ldp president is held every three years. according to japanese media reports, this election is the first presidential election held after the ldp was exposed to the "black money" scandal. the 15-day campaign period is the longest in history. the ldp's move is aimed at regaining public support by extending the campaign period.
