Tokyo, Sept. 2 (PL) Other potential candidates, the secretary-general of Japan's Liberal Democrat Party (PLD), Taro Aso, today showed its readiness to replace the prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who announced his resignation on Monday.
I think I'm fit to continue reforms Fukuda, especially the plan for economic revival, said Aso, former Foreign Minister and candidate for the leadership of government for the third time.
The political leader, 68-year-old, known for his nationalist positions, is favourite in opinion polls for taking office.
The PLD, which holds power almost uninterruptedly for 50 years, is to elect a new president, who later took up the post of prime minister by a vote in parliament.
It is anticipated that the organization's internal elections next convene on September 22.
The spokesman for the government, Nobutaka Machimura, said that it is better to have more than one candidate to offer different versions to the public.
The Japanese press during this time referred to the possible candidacy of Yuriko Koike, 56-year-old former minister of Environment and then Defence.
Yasuo Fukuda came to power in September last year, with 60 percent support from the public, and during his tenure levels of popular acceptance dropped to 20 percent.
Fukuda was unable to implement strategies to resolve key issues such as slow economic growth in the archipelago.
Since he happened to Shinzo Abe, the chief government has faced a parliament divided between the ruling party and opposition.
For Tetsuro Kato, professor of political science at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, the PLD is showing signs of a terminal illness to lack of strong political leadership.
