1. The race for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership officially starts on Monday, with candidates filing candidacy papers. This is following Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's resignation due to back-to-back election losses.
2. Five people have announced their intention to run: Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro, former Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Takayuki, former Economic Security Minister Takaichi Sanae, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa, and the party's former Secretary-General, Motegi Toshimitsu.
3. If no candidate secures a majority in the first round of voting, there will be a runoff. In this case, the top two candidates would compete for 342 votes. The LDP's Diet members would cast most of these votes (295), with local chapters submitting the other 47. The party leader does not automatically become prime minister; the Lower and Upper Houses of the Diet make this decision.
2. Five people have announced their intention to run: Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro, former Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Takayuki, former Economic Security Minister Takaichi Sanae, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa, and the party's former Secretary-General, Motegi Toshimitsu.
3. If no candidate secures a majority in the first round of voting, there will be a runoff. In this case, the top two candidates would compete for 342 votes. The LDP's Diet members would cast most of these votes (295), with local chapters submitting the other 47. The party leader does not automatically become prime minister; the Lower and Upper Houses of the Diet make this decision.
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Summary
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party leadership race commences on Monday, following Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru's resignation due to consecutive election losses. Five contenders have announced their candidacy: Koizumi Shinjiro, Kobayashi Takayuki, Takaichi Sanae, Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Motegi