Following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's announcement of resignation, the election will be officially announced on September 12th.Eleven candidates have already declared their intention to run or have declared their candidacy for the LDP presidential election, which will be held on the 27th, leading to a chaotic and contested situation.It has been reported that the situation is in chaos and fierce competition.The stock prices and macroeconomics are expected to be significantly influenced by the economic policies of the next prime minister.It is anticipated that stock prices and macroeconomics will be significantly affected by the economic policies of the next prime minister.
Therefore, the stance of each candidate on fiscal policy and the Bank of Japan's interest rate hike policy will be analyzed based on past reports and statements.
Lineup of candidates being discussed for the presidential election.
(Support rate based on the public opinion survey "Next person suitable for the next LDP leader" conducted by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and TV Tokyo on the 21st and 22nd)
<Candidates who have already declared their candidacy>
Tarō KōnoDigital Minister (7%)
Takayuki KobayashiFormer Minister for Economic Security (8%)
Shigeru IshibaFormer Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (18%)
＜Candidate Outlook (Media-based)＞
Shinjiro KoizumiFormer Minister of the Environment (23%)
Yoshimasa HayashiChief Cabinet Secretary (2%)
Toshimitsu MotegiSecretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (1%)
<Showing willingness to run (based on reports)>
Ken SaitoMinister of Economy, Trade and Industry (1%)
Sanae TakashiMinister of Economic Security (11%)
Katsunobu KatoFormer Chief Cabinet Secretary (1%)
Yoko KamikawaForeign Minister (6%)
Yoshitada Noda...