日本将举行首相指名选举

Group 1 - The Japanese government has scheduled a special Diet session on the 18th of this month to hold a prime ministerial election, as mandated by the constitution within 30 days after the House of Representatives election [1] - On the day of the special Diet session, the current cabinet led by Prime Minister Kishi will collectively resign, and new members of the House of Representatives will vote alongside the existing members of the House of Councillors to elect a new prime minister [1] - In the first round of voting for the prime ministerial election, a candidate needs to secure a majority to win outright; if no candidate achieves this, the top two candidates will proceed to a second round [1] Group 2 - The media widely anticipates that Prime Minister Kishi will win the election due to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party holding more than two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives [1] - Following the Diet session, Prime Minister Kishi expressed intentions to push for the approval of the 2026 budget and related legislation [2]