Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)–The results of the first round of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on Saturday are expected at around 2:10 p.m., and those of a runoff are expected at around 3:20 p.m., LDP officials said Thursday. The party election is widely seen as certain to move to a runoff as none of the three leading candidates–agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi–is expected to win a majority in the first round. Candidates will compete for a total of 590 votes in the first round, with the party’s 295 lawmakers holding one vote each and the remaining 295 votes coming from rank-and-file members and supporters. In a runoff, the 295 lawmakers and the party’s 47 prefectural chapters will each cast a ballot. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
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