Shinzo Abe has resigned as Japan's prime minister due to ill health. With the resignation of the 65-year-old politician, speculation has begun about who will be Japan's next prime minister. Top leaders of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have already shortlisted five for prime minister. Political observers believe that one of the five leaders who were initially chosen could run for prime minister until the next election.
Veteran politician Taro Aso is leading the race for Shinzo Abe's successor. The 69-year-old politician and senior LDP leader is currently the Deputy Prime Minister. Besides organization, there are also administrative skills. However, his minus point is age. Taro Aso was elected LDP president in 2008. In the 2009 elections, the LDP won the election.
Former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba is running for the PM's job. Shinzo Abe, a 63-year-old politician, is known as a fierce critic. Ishiba is very popular among the MPs of other parties even though she is less popular among the MPs of her own political party LDP. Ishiba defeated Abe in the first round of the 2012 LDP presidential election. He thanked the grassroots leaders of the party for their support at that time. But he lost in the second round. In the 2018 LDP presidential election, Abe lost shamefully.
The name of Fumio Kishida as the next Prime Minister of Japan is also being discussed. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of the top leaders of the LDP in the cabinet from 2012 to 2017. At one point, the practice of naming Aber as a worthy successor began. But Kishida is not very popular with the general public of the country.
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Many political members are betting on Taro Kono, the defense minister in Shinzo Abe's cabinet. Earlier, he served as the country's foreign minister and minister for administrative reform. The 56-year-old politician is known as a man of the anti-war camp. In addition, Georgetown University alumni have a good command of English.
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Yoshihide Suga, known as a loyal follower of Shinzo Abe, is vying to become Japan's prime minister. Shinzo Abe played a key role in bringing Abe back to power in 2012 by forming alliances with parties that had ideological similarities with the LDP during the 2006 and 2007 prime ministerial tug-of-war. In return, Abe appointed Suga, a close associate, as chief secretary of the cabinet.
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