According to NHK (NHK) , the President of the Liberal Democratic Party election was officially launched on September 12, and in the morning of that day, each of the nine candidates submitted a list of 20 LDP mps’ nominees and applications for election. On the same afternoon, nine candidates jointly attended the press conference and made speeches.
On the afternoon of December 12,9 candidates jointly attended the press conference and delivered a speech.
According to reports, the nine candidates are Takashi Zaomiao, Kobayashi yingzhi, Lin Fangzheng, Shinjir? Koizumi, Y?ko Kamikawa, Katsunobu Kato, Tar? Kon?, Ishiba Mau and Mogi minchong. A record number of candidates. The election will be held on July 27th, with candidates vying for 734 votes between LDP mps (367) and LDP members (367) . Those with more than half the votes will be President of the Liberal Democratic Party, if no candidate obtains more than half of the votes in the first round of balloting, the candidates who obtain the first two votes shall proceed to the second round of balloting, for 367 members of Congress and 47 members of the prefecture of Japan Party, a total of 414 votes. Given that the LDP is now the ruling party, controlling the lower house, it is customary for the new President of the Liberal Democratic Party to be elected as the new Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote.