TOKYO, 18 Sep. The campaign favorite for the head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, former Foreign Minister and former Defense Minister Taro Kono, thanked Prime Minister Yoshihide Sugu for his support, Kyodo reported. “Getting support (from the Prime Minister) is a plus. This is an election. , so I am grateful for the support of many people, «the agency quotes him as saying.
In Japan, announced the names of candidates for the head of the ruling party The election campaign began on September 17 and will run until election day on September 29. It involves former Foreign Minister and former Defense Minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and two women — former Minister of National Affairs Sanae Takaichi and Deputy Secretary General of the party Seiko Noda. For the first time, two women will compete for the post of party head. Kono has already received support from Shigeru Ishiba, who could become his main rival for the post of party leader and, in fact, for the post of prime minister. Previously, Kono was backed by another popular politician, Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of former Japanese Prime Minister Junchiro Koizumi. On Friday evening, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga supported Kono's candidacy in front of reporters, noting his merit in the successful vaccination in record time. will take place on September 29. In full-time mode, 383 party members will vote — members of both chambers of parliament. Another 383 bulletins from the regional branches of the Liberal Democratic Party will be opened on the same day. To win in the first round, more than half of the votes from 766 must be received. The candidate who receives more than half of the votes will become the head of the party. The fact that four candidates are in the race makes it more likely that a second round will be appointed, in which only the two contenders with the most votes in the first round will compete for votes. In this case, the most important is the support among the members of the party-deputies of parliament, since in the second round the same 383 deputies will vote, but there will be only 47 representatives from the regional branches — one from the prefecture.
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