Koizumi Leads LDP Leadership Race, Followed by Ishiba: Jiji Poll

   Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is leading the race to become the next leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, followed by former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba, a Jiji Press public opinion poll showed Thursday.
   In the poll, conducted over four days through Monday, Koizumi was favored by 25.5 pct of respondents, up from 12.5 pct in the previous poll in August, and Ishiba was named by 24.2 pct, up from 18.7 pct.
   Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and digital transformation minister Taro Kono came in third with 8.5 pct and fourth with 4.9 pct, respectively.
   Among respondents who support the LDP, support stood at 35.6 pct for Koizumi, 27.1 pct for Ishiba, 12.1 pct for Takaichi and 3.6 pct for Kono.
   The interview-based survey covered 2,000 people aged 18 or over across Japan, with 58.5 pct of them giving valid answers.

(2024/09/12-15:26)

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