2009 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election

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2009 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
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Candidate Sadakazu Tanigaki Tarō Kōno Yasutoshi Nishimura
LDP MPs 120 35 43
Party members 180 109 11
Total 300 144 54
President before election

Tarō Asō

 Elected President

Sadakazu Tanigaki

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A leadership election was held in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan on 28 September 2009 after the incumbent party leader and outgoing Prime Minister of Japan Tarō Asō announced that he would resign after losing badly in the general election held on 30 August 2009.[1] Asō announced on 8 September he would resign on 16 September 2009,[2] which he did as planned.[3]

Candidates[]

Endorsement by at least twenty LDP lawmakers is necessary to become a candidate in the election. Since there are 387 LDP Diet members and 141 prefectural LDP representatives (three for each of the 47 prefectural chapters), there is a total of 528 votes.

Former finance minister Sadakazu Tanigaki announced on 13 September 2009 he would stand in the election. Tanigaki had also been a candidate in the 2006 leadership election, where he came in third place behind Shinzō Abe and Tarō Asō. Yasutoshi Nishimura and Tarō Kōno (son of former LDP leader Yōhei Kōno) are the other two announced candidates.[4]

Farm minister Shigeru Ishiba was also considered a possible candidate, but he did not stand.[5]

Campaign[]

A public debate was held on 19 September 2009.[6] Tanigaki was elected with 300 of 498 ballots.[7]

Results[]

Candidates Diet members Party members Total
Sadakazu Tanigaki 120 180 300
Taro Kono 35 109 144
Yasutoshi Nishimura 43 11 54
Grand Total 198 300 498
  • 1 invalid vote

References[]

  1. ^ AFP: Japan's next PM stresses US ties
  2. ^ Aso to resign as LDP chief on Sept. 16
  3. ^ Taro Aso resigns as LDP president - People's Daily Online
  4. ^ 3 candidates announce candidacies for LDP president election - People's Daily Online
  5. ^ Japan's former finance minister to run for LDP chief election - People's Daily Online
  6. ^ LDP candidates hold debate ahead of party presidential election - People's Daily Online
  7. ^ Sadakazu Tanigaki elected president of Japan's main opposition LDP - People's Daily Online


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