Heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor

1. A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having thereon two image-forming layers each containing a polymer insoluble in water and soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, wherein the upper layer of the image-forming layers contains a copolymer including a monomer unit represented by formula (A′) shown below and an infrared absorbing dye,

wherein Z′ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and X′ represents an arylene group, which may have a substituent, or one of the structures represented by formulae (X2) and (X3) shown below,

wherein Ar represents an arylene group, which may have a substituent, and R′ represents a divalent connecting group.

2. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the copolymer further contains a monomer unit derived from a monomer selected from a (meth)acrylate, a (meth)acrylamide derivative and a styrene derivative.

3. A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising:

a support having thereon two image-forming layers each containing a polymer insoluble in water and soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, wherein an upper layer of the image-forming layers contains a copolymer including a monomer unit represented by formula (A) shown below and a dissolution inhibiting compound,

wherein W represents a carboxy group, X represents a divalent connecting group, Y represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxy group, Z represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a carboxy group, or W and Z or Y and Z may be combined with each other to form an acid anhydride group of —(CO)—O—(CO)—, and n represents 0 or 1.