Former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shun'ichi announced his resignation as president of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru posted today: "Today, I have decided to resign from the position of President of the Liberal Democratic Party."

Since being elected as the president of the LDP last September, his path to power has been full of obstacles. Previously, Ishiba Shigeru expressed his intention to stay in office, citing issues such as Japan's tariff negotiations with the United States. Now, he says these issues have temporarily come to an end and that the timing is right to step down.

After Ishiba Shigeru's resignation, the LDP will hold a special presidential election. The winner will face the parliamentary election and become the prime minister. Due to the ruling coalition losing its majority in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, the LDP president can no longer guarantee becoming the prime minister. However, the possibility of the opposition leader becoming the prime minister is also very low.

Here is the list of possible candidates:

Ruling coalition LDP - Senior member Sanae Takaichi (Sanae Takaichi, 64 years old) If elected, she would become Japan's first female prime minister.

Shinjiro Koizumi (Shinjiro Koizumi, 44 years old)

Yoshimasa Hayashi (Yoshimasa Hayashi, 64 years old)

Opposition party - Left-center Constitutional Democratic Party leader Yoshihiko Noda (Yoshihiko Noda, 68 years old)

Opposition party - Center-right People's Democratic Party leader Yuichiro Tamaki (Yuichiro Tamaki, 56 years old)

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