Original title: Japanese media: Shi Po Mao officially announced that he would abandon the election from the Democratic Party, showing a situation of "three males competing for deer"
Reference News Network reported on September 15 that, according to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), former Japanese defense minister and former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary Shi Po Mao officially announced at the local meeting on the 15th that he would give up his candidacy for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party and support taro Kono, Japan's minister of administrative reform.
In addition, according to Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported on September 15, the LDP president election currently presents a situation of competition among taro Kono, former LDP chief of political opinion, Wen Xiong Kishida, and former general affairs minister Takashi Zaomiao Sanxiong.
The report said that in addition to the above-mentioned people, the acting secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Seiko Noda, also intends to run. On the 14th, Noda was still looking for recommenders to meet the conditions for running. Ishinomo held talks with taro Kono in his office on the 13th. Meanwhile, Kono said that if he could win the election, the other party must give support.
The report also said that the pattern of the president election has been basically determined, and all factions of the Liberal Democratic Party will formulate strategies. The party's largest faction, the fine field faction, held an interim meeting at the party headquarters on the 14th and decided to support Takashi and Kishida. Hosoda faction leader Hiroyuki Hosoda said that this is a decision based on the policy direction and philosophy of the faction.
The report points out that Kono belongs to the ASO faction, the second largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The faction is led by Abe's ally, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso. The ASO faction is coordinating in the direction of supporting Kono and Kishida. The support rate of middle-aged and young members of the faction for Kono has gradually increased, while the cadres of the faction prefer Yasuda. Since some members of the faction also support Kaohsiung City, the coordination work still needs to be continued.