自民総裁選、４日投開票　３氏激戦、決選投票確実

自民党総裁選に出馬した候補者。 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.