Japanese lawmakers "forced the prime minister", most people agree to hold a new election for the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Sho is in a precarious position.

According to the front page report of the Yomiuri Shimbun, regarding the pros and cons of holding an emergency leader election for the Liberal Democratic Party, the Yomiuri Shimbun surveyed the opinions of members of parliament and prefectural federations. As of the 30th, 128 people (120 members of parliament and 8 prefectural federations) expressed support, far exceeding the 33 opponents (32 people and 1 from the same prefecture). Implementing it requires a majority of 172 votes, and the trend of "no answer or undecided" near 50% will become the focus.

After compiling the summary of the House of Councillors election at the House of Councillors meeting on September 2nd, the Liberal Democratic Party will confirm the intention to hold an emergency president election according to Article 6, Paragraph 4 of the party rules. On the 8th, the members of parliament who support it will submit a signed and stamped document and announce the results. If more than half of the 295 members of parliament and 47 prefectural representatives (a total of 342 people) make the request, the presidential election will be held before the end of Prime Minister Ishiba's term (end of September 2027).

The survey of the intentions of the members of parliament started on August 20th, and questionnaires and interviews were conducted to confirm whether they "agree" or "disagree" with the implementation of the emergency president election. 276 people (i.e., 93%) responded.

120 members of parliament expressed their intention to support, accounting for 40% of the total number of members of parliament. When asked about the measures the party should take, opinions such as "it is necessary for the prime minister and other senior officials within the party to clearly assume responsibility for the election failure and reform the system, such as 'distinguishing between the House of Representatives elections and the House of Councillors elections'" (Masao Hiraoka) stood out. The presidents of both houses of the parliament, Haruko Iwase, answered through the presidential election, saying, "It is important to create a posture of elevating the party."

Only 10% of legislators answered that they opposed it. Former head of the National Public Safety Commission, Yasufumi Funahashi, answered, "If we hold a presidential election, I think we will face a political situation."

In the future, the judgment of 143 people who have not clarified the pros and cons (124 "no answer/undecided" and 19 "no answer") will be worth watching. Many legislators said they would decide based on the statements of the prime minister and other administrative departments in the election summary and the meetings of the two houses of the parliament. There are also several opinions such as "I hope the prime minister will resign on his own" (from younger people).

From the 28th to the 30th, we interviewed the executives to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the organization. The Saitama Prefectural Federation decided on a favorable policy on the 30th. The prefectural federations of Yamagata, Niigata, Nagano, Shizuoka, Kagawa, Ehime, and Miyazaki also decided to support or agree. The Gifu Prefectural Federation opposed the policy, and the remaining 38 prefectural federations will decide on their response measures in the future.

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