According to Japanese media reports on August 25, local time, Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce their candidacy for the new president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the near future. Many other competit

According to Japanese media reports on August 25, local time, Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will announce their candidacy for the new president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the near future. Several other competitors are considering announcing their candidacy. The right time. By then, the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election will become more intense.

　 Japanese media: Taro Kono plans to officially announce his candidacy today

According to Japanese media reports on the 25th, Taro Kono plans to hold a press conference on the 26th to formally announce his candidacy for the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party. He will be the third contender to publicly announce his candidacy. According to Japanese media, Shinjiro Koizumi will officially announce his participation in the competition on the 30th. In addition, Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko said on the 25th that he has gathered the recommendations of the 20 members of Congress required to run for the party president. Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi Toshimitsu, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Masaru and others are considering the appropriate time to announce their candidacy.

Japanese media: 11 people are interested in running for the election "relatively rare"

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan will hold a vote for the party president election on September 27, and the election announcement will be released on September 12. The current Japanese Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Fumio Kishida, has announced that he will give up his candidacy, which means that he will no longer serve as Prime Minister after the election, and the new President of the Liberal Democratic Party will take over as Prime Minister.

According to reports, 11 people from the Liberal Democratic Party are interested in joining the race for party president; according to Japanese media, it is rare for such a large number of interested candidates to run. Japanese media reported that this election is the first presidential election held by the Liberal Democratic Party after the "black money" scandal was exposed. The 15-day campaign period is the longest in history. The Liberal Democratic Party's move aims to restore public support by extending the campaign period.

The results of a poll released by Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" on the 25th showed that when asked who they wanted to be elected as the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party, 29% of the 11 members of Congress who had the intention to run for the election chose the previous one. Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba announced his candidacy, and 16% chose Shinjiro Koizumi. Another 12% of the respondents answered "I hope the elected person is not on the list", and 7% said "I don't know and don't care."