Governor DeSantis of South Florida, one of the leading candidates of the opposition Republican Party, has filed with the Federal Election Commission with the necessary documents for his candidacy. Major media in the U.S.
reported that they would announce their candidacy on the morning of the 1th, Japan time. Governor deSantis is expected to announce his candidacy using Twitter's audio distribution function from 24 a.m. on the 25th after Japan hours on the 7th. He has the second highest support after former President Trump in various opinion polls.