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2025-09-16 13:13:43
[Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announces his intention to run for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party] On September 16, local time, Japan's current Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi posted on social media platforms, expressing his intention to participate in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party presidential election. The Liberal Democratic Party suffered consecutive defeats in the House of Representatives election in October last year and the House of Councillors election in July this year. The ruling coalition composed of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party lost a majority of seats in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. This is the first time since the founding of the Liberal Democratic Party in 1955 that it has failed to obtain a majority of seats in both houses of parliament. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a press conference on September 7 and announced his decision to resign as president of the Liberal Democratic Party. The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan held a meeting of the Presidential Election Management Committee on the afternoon of September 9 and decided to hold the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on October 4. (CCTV)
