石破茂贏得自民黨領袖競選，成為日本下一任首相

石破先生被認為是國防政策專家，他提出了亞洲版的北約軍事聯盟和更平等的日美安全聯盟。

Japan’s ruling party elected former defence minister Nobuo Ishiba as its new leader on Friday, putting him on course to become the country’s next prime minister.

日本執政黨週五選舉前防衛大臣石破伸夫為新黨魁，使他有望成為該國下一任首相。

Ishiba, 64, beat five other candidates, including two women, in a vote to choose a successor to Fumio Kishida, who is stepping down after eight months in the top job.

64 歲的石破在選舉岸田文雄的繼任者的投票中擊敗了其他五名候選人，其中包括兩名女性。

The party leadership win is a ticket to the top job because the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) ruling coalition currently controls the parliament.

由於自民黨（LDP）執政聯盟目前控制議會，因此贏得黨內領導權是獲得最高職位的門票。

After the result was announced, Ishiba stood up, waved and bowed many times in a gesture of appreciation for the support.

結果公佈後，石破多次起身揮手、鞠躬，以感謝大家的支持。

He pledged he will have the party once again become one that is “humble and fair and open to having active discussions”.

他承諾，他將讓該黨再次成為一個「謙遜、公平、願意積極討論」的黨。

“I will devote all my body and soul to make Japan a safe and secure country where everyone can live smiling,” Ishiba added.

石破補充道：“我將奉獻全部身心，讓日本成為一個安全可靠的國家，讓每個人都可以微笑地生活。”

Outgoing prime minister Kishida has been dogged by party corruption scandals, and the LDP wanted a fresh leader in the hopes of regaining public trust before a likely general election.

即將離任的首相岸田一直受到黨內腐敗醜聞的困擾，自民黨希望有一位新的領導人，希望在可能的大選之前重新獲得公眾的信任。

Some experts believe that party turmoil could mean that Japan will return to an era similar to the early 2000s, which saw “revolving door” leadership changes and political instability.

一些專家認為，黨派動盪可能意味著日本將回到2000年代初的時代，即領導層「旋轉門」更迭和政治不穩定。

A succession of short-lived governments hurts Japanese prime ministers’ ability to set up long-term policy goals or develop trusted relations with other leaders.

一系列短命政府損害了日本首相制定長期政策目標或與其他領導人發展信任關係的能力。

On Tuesday, Kishida and his cabinet ministers will resign.

週二，岸田和他的內閣部長們將辭職。

Ishiba, after being formally elected in a parliamentary vote, will then form a new cabinet later in the day.

石破茂在議會投票中正式當選後，將於當天稍晚組成新內閣。

Kishida congratulated Ishiba on his victory and said Friday marks the first step for a new LDP.

岸田祝賀石破茂的勝利，並表示週五標誌著新自民黨邁出的第一步。

“LDP will reborn, and will live up to the people’s expectations and achieve results,” he said.

他說：“自民黨將會重生，不會辜負人民的期望，並取得成果。”

As Japan faces security tension in the region and elsewhere, it must step up its own defence power and ties with the United States “and help the world become a place of co-operation instead of divisions,” Kishida said.

岸田說，由於日本面臨該地區和其他地區的安全緊張局勢，它必須加強自己的防衛力量和與美國的聯繫，「幫助世界成為合作而不是分裂的地方」。

“I will support the new administration with all my strength,” he said.

「我將全力支持新政府，」他說。

The main opposition – the liberal-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan – has struggled to build momentum, despite the LDP scandals.

儘管自民黨醜聞不斷，但主要反對黨 — — 傾向自由主義的日本立憲民主黨 — — 一直在努力積聚勢頭。

But experts say its newly elected leader, centrist former prime minister Yoshihiko Noda, is pushing a conservative shift for the party and could trigger broader political regroupings.

但專家表示，該黨新當選的領導人、中間派前首相野田佳彥正在推動該黨向保守派轉變，並可能引發更廣泛的政治重組。