On October 4th, the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan held voting and counting at the party headquarters.
After statistics on the 295 votes of congressmen and 295 votes of party members and party friends, the 64-year-old former economic security minister Cao市早苗 and the 44-year-old agriculture and forestry ministry minister Xiao Xuan In-Sui-ro, none of the five candidates won the majority of votes in the first round, and the new president of the self-government party will be produced in the final confrontation of the two.
Judging from the results of the first round of voting, Takashi Harami ranked first with 183 votes, followed by Shinjiro Koizumi with 164 votes. 19 votes differ.; Chief Cabinet Secretary Lin Fangzheng ranked third with 134 votes, while the other two candidates received even fewer votes and neither of them missed the runoff.
As the leader of the first round of winning votes, High Market Early Shui said in an interview with reporters on the counting day that "in the past few days it has been clear that the support of congressmen has increased rapidly."
She once again emphasized her campaign philosophy, "always putting national interests first and working with a balanced thinking", and made it clear that if she won, she would become the first female president of the Liberal Democratic Party, "hoping to completely change the existing structure of the party".
In the morning of the voting day in Tokyo, the House of Representatives dormitory in赤坂 told the media that direct words "will insist on what can be done to the end, all the effort, resolutely and carefully fight to the end."
Talking about the core goal of the campaign, he proposed to "build a Liberal Democratic Party with full participation" and promote the rebirth of the political party. He also specifically mentioned the recent talks with Sadakazu Tanigaki, former president of the Liberal Democratic Party, saying that "President Tanigaki supported the Liberal Democratic Party in those days, which injected spiritual pillar into my participation in this election. We must Do not forget your initiative mind and build a United political party".
The key variable in this runoff election is the voting tendency of the "Aso faction" led by former Prime Minister Taro Aso.
According to party officials, Mahatma Gandhi has called on members of the faction to support in the final vote. Party members and party friends vote candidates with more votesCombined with the results of the first round, High Market Early Smooth occupies the dominance in the votes of party members and party friends, this statement is equivalent to indicating the direction of high market support for Mato members, which may have a significant impact on the outcome of the election.
According to the election rules, the final election will be adopted. 342 vote systemIncluding 295 congressional votes and 47 provincial coalition votes, the most votes are elected as a new president, without having to reach half.
Unlike the first round, the final election will test the candidate's ability to integrate the resources of the faction within the party, especially the support of key factions such as the Maos, which may become the "clock" for deciding the victory.
According to the plan, after the final election results will be announced, the new president of the self-government party will hold a press conference around 6 p.m. on October 4 and officially debut.
Given that the Liberal Democratic Party is still the largest party in the National Assembly and it is difficult for the opposition parties to launch a unified candidate, the new president is expected to be nominated as the new Prime Minister of Japan at the interim parliament to be held on October 15, starting a new ruling cycle.