2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
political party leadership elections in Japan
The 2024 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 27 September 2024 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan for a 3-year term. The winner of the election, Shigeru Ishiba, became the next Prime Minister of Japan because of the LDP's majority in the National Diet and is expected to lead the party in the 2024 general election and the 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election.
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Shigeru Ishiba defeated Sanae Takaichi in a runoff election.[2]
Candidates
changeDeclared
changeThe following candidates have officially declared their intention to run for the leadership:
| Candidate(s) | Date of birth | Current position | Party faction | Electoral district | Reference(s) | |
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19 January 1961 (age 63) |
Chief Cabinet Secretary (since 2023) Member of the House of Representatives (since 2021) Previous offices held
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None |  |
[3] | |
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4 February 1957 (age 67) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 1986) Previous offices held
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Suigetsukai (Ishiba) |
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[4][5] | |
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1 March 1953 (age 71) |
Minister for Foreign Affairs (since 2023) Member of the House of Representatives (since 2000) Previous offices held
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None |  |
[6] | |
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22 November 1955 (age 68) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2003) Previous offices held
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Heisei Kenkyūkai (Motegi) |
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[7] | |
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29 November 1974 (age 49) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2012) Previous offices held
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None |  |
[8][9] | |
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14 April 1981 (age 43) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2009) Previous offices held
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None |  |
[10] | |
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10 January 1963 (age 61) |
Minister for Digital Transformation (since 2022) Member of the House of Representatives (since 1996) Previous offices held
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Shikōkai (Asō) |
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[11][12] | |
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10 July 1955 (age 68) |
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party (since 2021) Member of the House of Representatives (since 1993) Previous offices held
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Heisei Kenkyūkai (Motegi) |
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[13] | |
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7 March 1961 (age 63) |
Minister of State for Economic Security (since 2022) Member of the House of Representatives (since 1993) Previous offices held
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None |  |
[14] | |
Declined
change- Shigeharu Aoyama, Member of the House of Councillors (2016–present)[15]
- Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister (2021–present), Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012–2017), Member of the House of Representatives (1996–present)[16][17][18]
- Seiko Noda, former Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate (2021–2022), former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (2017–2018), Member of the House of Representatives (1993–present) (endorsed Koizumi)[19]
- Yūko Obuchi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2014), Member of the House of Representatives (2000–present) (endorsed Saito)[20]
- Ken Saito, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2023–present), former Minister of Justice (2022–2023), former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2017–2018), Member of the House of Representatives (2009–present)[21]
- Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister (2020–2021), Chief Cabinet Secretary (2012–2020), Member of the House of Representatives (1996–present), Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (2006–2007)[22] (endorsed Koizumi)[22]
Opinion polls
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Results
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| Diet members | Party members | Total points | Diet members | Prefectural chapters | Total points | ||||||||||||
| Votes | % | Popular votes | % | Allocated votes | % | Total votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total votes | % | ||||
| Shigeru Ishiba | 46 | 12.53% | 202,558 | 29.12% | 108 | 29.35% | 154 | 20.95% | 189 | 52.21% | 26 | 55.32% | 215 | 52.57% | |||
| Sanae Takaichi | 72 | 19.62% | 203,802 | 29.30% | 109 | 29.62% | 181 | 24.63% | 173 | 47.79% | 21 | 44.68% | 194 | 47.43% | |||
| Shinjirō Koizumi | 75 | 20.44% | 115,633 | 16.63% | 61 | 16.58% | 136 | 18.50% | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Yoshimasa Hayashi | 38 | 10.35% | 52,149 | 7.50% | 27 | 7.34% | 65 | 8.84% | |||||||||
| Takayuki Kobayashi | 41 | 11.17% | 35,501 | 5.10% | 19 | 5.16% | 60 | 8.16% | |||||||||
| Toshimitsu Motegi | 34 | 9.26% | 26,081 | 3.75% | 13 | 3.53% | 47 | 6.39% | |||||||||
| Yōko Kamikawa | 23 | 6.27% | 32,899 | 4.73% | 17 | 4.62% | 40 | 5.44% | |||||||||
| Taro Kono | 22 | 5.99% | 14,971 | 2.15% | 8 | 2.17% | 30 | 4.08% | |||||||||
| Katsunobu Katō | 16 | 4.36% | 11,942 | 1.72% | 6 | 1.63% | 22 | 2.99% | |||||||||
| Total | 367 | 100.00% | 695,536 | 100.00% | 368 | 100.00% | 735 | 100.00% | 362 | 100.00% | 47 | 100.00% | 409 | 100.00% | |||
Notes
change- ↑ Seat to be eliminated at the next general election.
References
change- ↑ "Japan's ruling party sets leadership race for Sept. 27". Kyodo News. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "【速報中】自民党新総裁に石破氏 決選投票で高市氏破る". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2024-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ↑ "Japan gov't spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi joins ruling party leadership election". Mainichi Shimbun. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ↑ "林官房長官２７日にも総裁選出馬表明で調整" (in Japanese). 沖縄タイムス. 2024-08-20. Archived from the original on 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
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- ↑ "Foreign Minister Kamikawa announces bid for LDP leadership". NHK World. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ "Japanese LDP leader candidate Kato calls for stimulus plan". Nikkei Asia. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ↑ "自民の小林鷹之氏、総裁選に向け推薦人２０人確保 ポスト岸田、混戦模様". 産経新聞. 産経デジタル. 2024-08-15. Archived from the original on 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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- ↑ "Japan LDP's rising star Shinjiro Koizumi announces bid for leadership". Mainichi Shimbun. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ↑ "Digital Minister Kono joins ruling LDP party presidential election". Mainichi Daily News. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ↑ Johnston, Eric (2024-08-26). "Taro Kono joins contest for LDP presidency". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ↑ "Motegi follows his open ambition to seek top LDP post". Asahi Shimbun. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ↑ "Conservative Sanae Takaichi makes 2nd bid in Japan ruling party chief race". Kyodo News. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ↑ "自民・青山繁晴参院議員、総裁選立候補を届け出ず 出馬意欲も推薦人確保できずか". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). 産経新聞. 2024-07-23. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ↑ "岸田首相「自分がやめて問題解決するならいつでもやめる」発言に「何なの？この開き直り」SNSに集まる批判 (SmartFLASH)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ↑ "岸田首相2024年の"納豆級"粘りどこまで 9月総裁選までに待ち受ける3つの関門 解散の行方は". FNN News Prime (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ↑ "Japan's Leader, Fumio Kishida, Will Step Down". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "【独自】野田聖子氏が小泉元環境相の選対本部長就任で最終調整…自民党総裁選への出馬は推薦人集まらず断念" (in Japanese). Fuji News Network. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ "茂木氏出馬へ「近く決断」 斎藤経産相「立候補決心」（共同通信）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ↑ "斎藤健経産相、総裁選への出馬の意向固める 「私の憧れた自民党を取り戻す」」" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2024-08-23. Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "自民・茂木幹事長と菅前首相が会食 総裁選めぐり意見交換か" (in Japanese). 朝日新聞デジタル. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "総裁選 第28代総裁に石破茂氏を選出" (in Japanese). Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
