Original title: Japanese media said Shigeru Ishiba considered giving up his participation in the Democratic Party president who intends to support Kono Taro Source: Reference News Network
Reference News Network reported on September 7 According to Japan’s “Yomiuri Shimbun” report on September 7, the former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba is considering not participating in the election of the Liberal Democratic Party’s president, and instead supports the election of the Minister of Administrative Reform Kono Taro. He intends to push Kono Taro to help him implement important policies. However, the possibility of Shigeru Ishiba’s personal participation in the election still exists, and his participation in the election will depend on the position of Kono Taro.
According to sources close to Shigeru Ishiba on the 6th, Shigeru Ishiba has been negotiating with Taro Kono in private. Shi Po Mao himself also stated in a program on the same day that he has not yet clearly stated whether he will run for the election. It is not an established fact that he is not an established fact. What he values is how to implement those important policies.
According to reports, more and more people within the Ishiba faction believe Ishiba Shigeru should abandon his career. Some cadres in the faction directly expressed opposition to going out, saying that supporting Taro Kono is also one of the ways to promote reforms. Member of the House of Representatives, Akira Akira Ishiba, said he would support Taro Kono. The Shiba faction will hold a meeting on the 7th.
The report pointed out that the key to winning the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election is to obtain enough party votes. However, the Shiba faction is relatively small, with only 17 members. After the well-known Kono Taro confirmed his intention to run for the election, Paine began to worry that party votes would flow to Kono.
According to reports, on the 6th, Kono Taro, who is affiliated with the Aso faction, held a meeting with the president of the faction, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, for about 30 minutes. Kono reiterated his willingness to participate in the election, and Aso reminded him to listen carefully to the opinions of cadres in the faction. After the meeting, Kono successively met with the president of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Tax Investigation Committee, who was cautious about his candidacy, Li Ming, former Minister of Justice Mori Eisuke, and former Minister of Okinawa and the four northern islands Yamaguchi Toshiichi, hoping to get the support of the other party.
On the same day, the former head of the Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kishida, who also indicated his intention to stand for election, went to the office of a fellow Senator and spent an hour “lobbing around.” The former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi kept in the dormitory and called colleagues to “canvass votes.” Noda Seiko, acting secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party, sought support from second-tier members in order to be recommended by 20 members of the party.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said during a meeting with Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the Prime Minister’s residence on the 6th that there should be no political blank period due to the election of the president, and there should be no omissions in the prevention and control of the epidemic. Yoshihide Suga hopes that the party will provide support in these areas. (Compile/Li Ziyue)
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