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In the election of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who will decide the new prime minister of Japan, four candidates were competing in fierce competition.
In this election, particular attention is paid to whether the reformists within the party, led by Candidate Kono, will put an end to the Abe and Aso eras that have dominated Japanese politics.
Correspondent Lee Kyung-ah from Tokyo reports.
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Candidate Kono, a reform-minded candidate, who is the next prime minister’s preference, has expressed his aspirations to create a warm society and Japan where dreams come true.
[고노 다로 / 일본 행정개혁 담당장관 : ‘나도 할 수 있을지 몰라＇생각하면서 모두 조금씩 손을 뻗어서 언젠가 별에 닿을지 모른다고, 모두 그렇게 생각할 수 있는 일본을 만들고 싶습니다.]
Candidate Kishida, who was then Minister of Foreign Affairs during Abe’s cabinet, is a key player in the Korea-Japan agreement on comfort women.
As he went to the general election again following last year, he pointed out the crisis of the LDP, which has lost public trust in a series of situations such as Corona.
[기시다 후미오 / 전 자민당 정조회장 : 국민의 목소리를 듣는 정중하고 겸허한 정치, 다양한 의견에 대한 관용이 있는 정치가 우리에게 필요하지 않겠습니까?]
Candidate Takaichi, who has a strong right-wing orientation, emphasized security, including amendments to the law to allow the Self-Defense Forces to make a preemptive attack.
[다카이치 사나에 / 전 총무성 장관 : 적 기지를 무력화 하는 것, 상당히 어려운 대응이지만 이를 가능하게 하기 위한 법 제도 정비 그리고 훈련과 장비를 충실히 갖출 것입니다.]
Candidate Noda, who announced his intention to run for office the day before the nomination deadline, said that he would establish politics to represent the underprivileged.
[노다 세이코 / 자민당 간사장 대행 : (다른 후보의 정책에서는) 작고 약한 이들, 사람들의 생활이 보이지 않았습니다. 주역이 되지 못하는 사람들을 위한 정책이 충분하지 않습니다.]
With four candidates coming forward, the election landscape is moving into an unpredictable situation.
This is because the Conservative vote is also gathering in opposition to Candidate Kono, who is in solidarity with reformists within the party, such as Environment Minister Koizumi Koizumi and former secretary-general Ishiba.
The camps of former prime ministers Abe and Aso, who have been controlling power behind the scenes, are poised to cast votes for Kishida and Takaichi.
With the expected clash over the leadership within the party, there is also a forecast that Kishida will have an advantage if the candidate goes to the runoff without a candidate who gets a majority in the first round.
After taking office as Japan’s 100th prime minister early next month, the new LDP president is expected to continue his hectic political schedule, including the House of Representatives elections.
This is Kyungah Lee from YTN in Tokyo.
YTN Kyungah Lee (kalee@ytn.co.kr)
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