Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, October 4th Hot Q&A | Three questions about Sanae Takaichi being elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

Newspaper reporter Liu Xiaobo.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party held the presidential election on October 4th, and former Minister of Economic Security, CaoÊÐÔçÃç, won, becoming the first female president in the history of the self-government party.In the interim parliamentary prime minister nomination elections expected to be held in mid-October, if no surprise, CaoÊÐ will be nominated as prime minister of Japan.

Would she be elected prime minister? what would she do if she were elected?

What is your political history

In 1961, she was born in Nara County, Japan. In 1993, she was elected to the House of Representatives and entered the political arena. She served as Deputy Minister of Japanese Economic Industry, Special Secretary of the Cabinet, Secretary of General Affairs, and Secretary of Economic Security and Security.

Takashi has close relations with Abe and is a firm successor to the "Abe Line". According to reports, when Abe was elected Prime Minister of Japan for the first time in 2006, Takashi entered the Japanese cabinet for the first time, serving as the appointed minister of the Cabinet Office responsible for Okinawa and northern countermeasures. After Abe was elected prime minister for the second time in 2012, Takashi served as chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs and served as Minister of General Affairs from 2014 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2021.

Takashi has participated in the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party three times. Failed to run for the first time in 2021; 2024 enters the deciding round with Shigeru Ishiba; He was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in this election.

Will he be elected Prime Minister?

According to Japanese media reports, after the presidential election, the Japanese parliament's prime minister nomination elections are expected to be held on October 15, producing a new Japanese prime minister. Since the self-government party is currently in a minority state in the House of Representatives and the Senate, theoretically as long as the opposition can form a united force and choose a unified candidate, it can constitute a barrier to the self-government party in the prime minister nomination election and even pull the self-government party down.

However, because of the opposition Japan Conservative Party and the National Democratic Party's far-reaching differences, it is difficult for them to form a three-party unified front with the largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party.

Regarding the question of whether the elected prime minister will dissolve the House of Representatives and hold an early general election, Takashi once said during the election that "this is impossible", on the grounds that the most urgent issue at present is to deal with high prices, and "there are many urgent tasks that must be promoted at present". Japanese media generally believe that with the Liberal Democratic Party's support rate continuing to be low and parliamentary seats insufficient, it is extremely risky to hold an early general election rashly.

What policy proposals

She has served as the chairman of the self-government party of Japan, general affairs minister and other positions in the high city, which is known for her distinctive right-wing conservative stance. she ideologically advocated the restoration of Japan's traditional values and national pride, emphasizing the revision of the constitution, strengthening security, safeguarding the imperial authority, etc.

In this election, Gao City will focus on the economic and people's livelihood. She advocated "active finance", proposing a number of tax cuts and expanding local financial support to cope with rising prices.

In foreign policy, Gao said he would inherit the strategy of a "free and open Indian Pacific" proposed by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and advocated strengthening cooperation with ASEAN and the world's Southern countries.

In terms of security policy, Takashi proposed to strengthen the Self-Defense Forces, improve their ability to deal with new threats, and pay attention to the improvement of the treatment of self-defense officers. She did not deny the possibility of further increasing defense spending as required by the United States.

In terms of immigration and foreigners' policies, Takashi advocates strengthening the control of illegal detainees, saying that overseas capital inflows will be strictly examined.

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