> he’s the exPM, so what would shooting him gain? Abe still has important impacts on Japan politics. He leads the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Par

> he’s the exPM, so what would shooting him gain? Abe still has important impacts on Japan politics. He leads the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party[1], therefore he could influence many voters during LDP President election. And LDP is the ruling party, so LDP President will be the PM. Another example is he stated “If Taiwan has a problem, then Japan also has a problem.” last year as an ex-PM[2], although it is not official policy, this statements is still being discussed among Japanese government/people till now, it shows he still has huge influence in Japan. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_in_the_Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Japan)#Seiwa_Seisaku_Kenkyūkai_(清和政策研究会,_Seiwa_Political_Analysis_Council) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_in_the_Liberal_Democr... [2] https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4361798 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4361798