安倍辭職引發政界動盪大綱
End of an Abe era for Japan
安倍辭職引發政界動盪Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation opened the field for what may be a fierce battle among LDP executives to become his successor.
日本首相安倍晉三的辭職可能引發自民黨高官之間對繼任者之位的激烈角逐。Abe, the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's history, announced on Friday that he intended to step down after eight years in office, citing health reasons, as the country struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, a severe economic downturn and geopolitical disputes with such neighbors as China, Russia and South Korea.
安倍8月28日宣佈，因爲健康原因他將辭去首相一職。安倍在位八年，是日本史上任職時間最長的首相。日本目前正疲於應對新冠肺炎疫情、嚴重經濟衰退、以及與中國、俄羅斯、韓國等鄰國的地緣政治糾紛。
"The most important thing in politics is results," Abe said at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday. "It is gut-wrenching to have to leave my job before accomplishing my goals."
當日安倍在東京的一個新聞發佈會上表示：“在政治上，結果是最重要的。我志向未酬就放棄職務如斷腸之痛。”
"We are finalizing plans for selecting a new leader and I hope that decision can be made as soon as possible," Abe said, declining to name a favorite candidate but saying the leading ones were all "promising".
他說：“我們正在敲定方案以選出新的領導人，我希望這一決定能儘快做出。”安倍沒有透露意向的接班人，只是表示，領先的幾位候選人都“有希望”。Front-runners in the race include LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida and former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba, both of whom indicated their desire to run shortly after Abe announced his intent to step down.
熱門人選中包括自民黨政務調查會長岸田文雄和前防衛大臣石破茂，兩人在安倍宣佈辭職意向不久後均表達了參選自民黨新總裁的意願。On Sunday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, a close aide to Abe, also joined the race.
8月30日，安倍的親密助手之一、內閣官房長官菅義偉也宣佈參選。Local media reported that the LDP will hold the election around Sept 15.
據日本媒體報道，自民黨將在9月15日前後舉行黨首選舉。
