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Justin McCurry “Japan PM Fumio Kishida announces he will step down in September” https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/14/japan-pm-fumio-kishida-stepping-down-september

岸田文雄 *1は９月に行われる自民党総裁選挙に立候補しないことを宣言した。
後継を巡る争いについて；

Among those named as potential successors are Shigeru Ishiba, a centrist former defence secretary, and Taro Kono, the flamboyant digital minister.
The race for the LDP presidency could also include female candidates, raising the possibility that Japan could have a woman as prime minister for the first time.
The ultra-conservative economic security minister, Sanae Takaichi, and the former internal affairs minister, Seiko Noda, both stood against Kishida in the 2021 party leadership race and could decide to run again, although it is not clear if either will be able to secure the support of at least 20 lawmakers, the number required to enter the race.
The foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, has also been mentioned as a potential candidate.

ここで名前が挙がっているのは、石破茂、河野太郎、高市早苗、野田聖子、上川陽子。マカリー氏は小泉進次郎などはオミットしているようだ。
ところで、岸田文雄よりもましな自民党の政治家はそもそもいるのだろうか。