2020 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
The 2020 Liberal Democratic Party of Japan leadership election was held on 14 September 2020 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. This happened three days before the National Diet held a session to elect the new Prime Minister.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
535 delegates in total 268 or more delegate votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
 Map of Japan by prefecture. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga easily won the election.[2] As the Liberal Democratic Party currently controls a majority in the National Diet as a member of the governing coalition, Suga is also expected to succeed Abe as Japan's prime minister.[3]
Background
changeIt was supposed to be held in September 2021, however incumbent party president and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, suddenly resigned on 28 August 2020, because of health reasons.[4][5][6]
The winner of the race will fill in for the remainder of Abe's term as president. As the Liberal Democratic Party currently controls a majority in the National Diet, the winner of the race will also replace Abe as Japan's prime minister.[7]
Candidates
changeDeclared
change- Shigeru Ishiba, runner-up in the 2012 and 2018 leadership elections; member of the House of Representatives for Tottori 1st district; former Minister for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy (2014–2016) and Defense Minister (2007–2008).[8]
- Fumio Kishida, current chair of the LDP Policy Research Council, member of the House of Representatives for Hiroshima 1st district; former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012–2017), former acting Defense Minister (2017).[8]
- Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary, member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 2nd district; former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (2006–2007).[9]
Polling
change| Polling firm/link | Date of polling | Sample size | Fumio Kishida | Shinjiro Koizumi | Tarō Kōno | Shigeru Ishiba | Hakubun Shimomura | Yoshihide Suga | Undecided/NOTA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainichi Shimbun/SSRC | 9 September 2020 | Unknown | – | – | – | 36% | – | 44% | 20% | |
| Asahi Shimbun | 2-3 September 2020 | 1,130 | 5% | – | – | 25% | – | 38% | 32% | |
| Nikkei/TV Tokyo | 29-30 August 2020 | Unknown | 6% | 14% | 15% | 28% | – | 11% | 26% | |
| Kyodo News Archived 2020-10-19 at the Wayback Machine | 28-30 August 2020 | 1,050 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 13.6% | 34.3% | – | 14.3% | 20.2% |
Results
change| Candidate | Diet members | Prefectural representatives | Total points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | Total votes | % | ||
|
Yoshihide Suga | 288 | 73.1% | 89 | 63.1% | 377 | 70.5% |
|
Fumio Kishida | 79 | 20.1% | 10 | 7.1% | 89 | 16.6% |
|
Shigeru Ishiba | 26 | 6.6% | 42 | 29.8% | 68 | 12.7% |
| Total | 394 | 100% | 141 | 100% | 535 | 100% | |
References
change- ↑ "Japan's Shinzo Abe steps down as PM due to health concerns". The Asahi Shimbun. 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ Sugiyama, Satoshi (14 September 2020). "Yoshihide Suga set to become Japan's prime minister after winning LDP election". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ Landers, Peter; Gale, Alastair (29 August 2020). "Shinzo Abe Will Resign as Japan's Prime Minister, Citing His Health". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "Shinzo Abe: Japan's PM resigns for health reasons". BBC News. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "Japan's PM Shinzo Abe resigns because of ill-health". Al Jazeera. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Sieg, Linda; Takenaka, Kiyoshi (28 August 2020). "Japan's Shinzo Abe steps down as PM due to health concerns". National Post. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ Landers, Peter; Gale, Alastair (29 August 2020). "Shinzo Abe Will Resign as Japan's Prime Minister, Citing His Health". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Suga front-runner in Japan's LDP race as grassroots members excluded from vote". Mainichi Daily News. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "Yoshihide Suga launches bid to become Japan's next prime minister". Al Jazeera. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "自民党総裁選結果 菅氏377票 岸田氏89票 石破氏68票". NHK (in Japanese). 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.