自民じみん臨時りんじ総裁そうさい選せんめぐり駆かけ引ひき活発かっぱつに 野党やとう側がわは批判ひはん強つよめる

Whether or not to hold an emergency presidential election, there are active maneuvers within the Liberal Democratic Party, with several vice ministers and parliamentary secretaries calling for it to be held, while others are making statements to keep such moves in check.

More than a month has passed since the House of Councillors election, and the opposition parties are increasing their criticism, saying that discussions on measures against rising prices and other issues are not progressing, and that the confusion should be resolved quickly.

The Liberal Democratic Party on the 29th, at a Review Committee held in response to their defeat in the House of Councillors election, considered a draft summary that included the causes of their loss. However, as revisions became necessary, it was decided that discussions would resume on September 2nd.

And then, they will immediately hold a joint meeting of both houses members to exchange opinions, and if a formal agreement is reached, they will move on to the procedure of deciding whether or not to hold an extraordinary presidential election.

Regarding the leadership election, several deputy ministers and parliamentary secretaries are calling for it to be held.

Former Environment Vice Minister Kobayashi, formerly of the Kishida faction, stated on social media, I personally believe it should be implemented as soon as possible, and expressed his willingness to resign as vice minister if necessary.

Furthermore, in the former Motegi faction, ten members including vice ministers and parliamentary secretaries held a meeting and confirmed that they would call for support toward implementation.

Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sasakawa said, Of course, the responsibility for losing both the House of Representatives and House of Councillors elections lies with President Ishiba.

The interim presidential election will be one step in fulfilling our responsibility to build party unity and move politics forward, he said.

In response to these developments, Defense Minister Nakatani pointed out, We should not do anything that calls for the downfall of the current Prime Minister.

Senator Muneo Suzuki said, There are calls for implementation along the lines of the old factions, and it has turned into an old-style power struggle within the LDP.

The public dislikes this kind of Liberal Democratic Party the most, he warned, as the maneuvering becomes increasingly active.

On the other hand, the opposition parties are stepping up their criticism, arguing that the confusion should be resolved quickly. For example, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda stated, Whether its moved up or not, we should settle this quickly. They point out that even though more than a month has passed since the House of Councillors election, discussions on measures against rising prices and other issues have not progressed.