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After Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga abandoned the election, Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi cried out in an interview with the media, confiding that he had advised Suga to give up running for president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
TBS: Koizumi Jinjiro once suggested that Suga abandon the election, leaving tears in his eyes during the interview
In an interview with Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation (TBS) on the 3rd, Koizumi Said that he had told him during his talks with Suga that "if the current president runs for the presidency, if he loses miserably, he will not be able to get a proper evaluation", "proposed to the prime minister all (I can think of) options", including abandoning his candidacy for the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, and said that "proposing all options to Suga is the responsibility of those who support Suga".
TBS said that Koizumi Jinjiro supported Suga in the end, and in the interview Koizumi also said, "The (Suga Yoshihide) regime has done so many practical things, but it has not been properly evaluated by public opinion." TBS said Koizumi had left tears in his eyes several times during the interview.
Koizumi Jinjiro left tears in an interview (Image source: Japanese media)
TBS also mentioned that as of today (3rd), Koizumi Jinjiro has held 1-on-1 talks with Suga every day for 5 consecutive days.
Suga announced on the 3rd that he would abandon the election of the president of the Liberal Democratic Party. According to TBS, Suga explained the reason for his abandonment, saying: "I want to concentrate on dealing with the new crown, and during my year as prime minister of Japan, I did my best to deal with official duties, including formulating the new crown epidemic policy." ”
According to Japanese media reports, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting on August 26 to determine that the presidential election will start on September 17 and vote on September 29. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's term as president of the Liberal Democratic Party will expire on September 30, when he will resign as Prime Minister of Japan. Fumio Kishida, the former chairman of the LDP's political research committee, held a press conference announcing his "determination" to become the LDP's presidential candidate. In addition, former Japanese Cabinet Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi Sanae, Taro Aikoko, head of administrative reform, and Seiko Noda, acting secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, all expressed interest in running for office.