自民じみん総裁そうさい選せん野党やとうとの連携れんけいの在あり方かたが大おおきな論点ろんてんになる見通みとおし

The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election saw former Secretary-General Motegi, who officially announced his candidacy, express his intention to pursue a new coalition framework with parties such as Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Democratic Party for the People in mind.

In both houses of the Diet, the ruling party has become a minority, so in this leadership election, how to cooperate with opposition parties is expected to be a major issue.

The Liberal Democratic Party has officially decided on the schedule for the leadership election to choose a successor to Prime Minister Ishiba: the election will be announced on the 22nd of this month, with voting and ballot counting to take place on the 4th of next month.

This election will be held using the so-called full-spec method, with both the parliamentary votes and party member votes consisting of 295 votes each, for a total of 590 votes to be contested.

In this context, former Secretary-General Motegi officially announced his candidacy on the 10th, stating, I will surely put the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japanese economy back on the path to recovery, and create a government that can firmly pass the baton to the next generation.

He also stated, with the Japan Innovation Party and the Democratic Party for the People in mind, We will pursue a new coalition framework with parties whose basic policies align with ours, and strengthen the foundation of a robust administration.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi, who has already decided to run, is expected to announce his candidacy as early as next week. On the 9th, he met with former Nippon Ishin no Kai leader Baba, and it is believed that they exchanged views on the situation within their respective parties.

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi, accompanied by Secretary-General Shimba of the Democratic Party for the People representing Shizuoka Prefecture, met with producers affected by the recent tornado and stated, Even as a minority ruling party, disaster response transcends party lines.

I want to fulfill my responsibilities as a minister, he said.

In both houses of the Diet, the ruling party has become a minority, so in this leadership election, how to cooperate with opposition parties is expected to be a major issue.

Former Minister in charge of Economic Security, Sanae Takaichi, is also coordinating with lawmakers close to her as she prepares to run.

We are finalizing policies to advocate and are considering holding a press conference as early as next week.

Former Minister for Economic Security Takayuki Kobayashi said, I am exchanging opinions with my colleagues about what kind of role I can play.

I want to reach a conclusion soon, he said.

On the night of the 10th, he will attend a meeting with members of the former Nikai faction to which he belonged, and on the 11th, he plans to exchange opinions about running for office at a policy study group he launched with lawmakers close to him.

On the other hand, last night, Prime Minister Ishiba held a meeting with Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa and other lawmakers close to him.

It is said that opinions were also exchanged regarding the situation within the party.