2017 Kibō no Tō leadership election

The Japanese conservative Kibō no Tō (the Party of Hope) held a leadership election on 10 November 2017. It was the party's first leadership election since its formation in September 2017, prior to the 2017 general election. The race was held to choose a co-leader to serve alongside party leader and founder Yuriko Koike.^[1]

Representative Yuichiro Tamaki beat fellow Kibō lawmaker Hiroshi Ogushi in the closed caucus election by a margin of 39 to 14. Tamaki was initially to lead the party in the Diet while Koike remained as a national leader.^[2] Four days after the leadership election, Koike resigned her leadership post, leaving Tamaki as the sole leader of the party.^[3]

Candidates[]

Running[]

Yuichiro Tamaki, member of the House of Representatives for Kagawa 2nd district and former Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Party.^[4]
Hiroshi Ogushi, member of the House of Representatives for Saga 2nd district and former Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.^[1]

Declined[]

Shu Watanabe, member of the House of Representatives for and former Vice Defense Minister^[5]
Kenta Izumi, member of the House of Representatives for Kyoto 3rd district and former Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.^[5]

Results[]

Voting results^[2]
Candidates	Caucus votes
Yūichirō Tamaki	39
Hiroshi Ōgushi	14
Total	53

References[]

^ ^a ^b Osaki, Tomohiro (8 November 2017). "Kibo no To starts new leadership race to choose party co-head". Japan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Osaki, Tomohiro (10 November 2017). "Party of Hope picks Yuichiro Tamaki to serve as co-leader alongside founder Yuriko Koike". Japan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Koike heeds voters' opinion by concentrating on Tokyo duties". Asahi Shimbun. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ Jiji Press (26 October 2017). "Yuichiro Tamaki emerges as top candidate to co-head Kibo no To". Japan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "玉木、大串氏が立候補届け出　共同代表選・告示" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[race-1] Osaki, Tomohiro (8 November 2017). "Kibo no To starts new leadership race to choose party co-head". Japan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[election-2] Osaki, Tomohiro (10 November 2017). "Party of Hope picks Yuichiro Tamaki to serve as co-leader alongside founder Yuriko Koike". Japan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[3] "Koike heeds voters' opinion by concentrating on Tokyo duties". Asahi Shimbun. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[4] Jiji Press (26 October 2017). "Yuichiro Tamaki emerges as top candidate to co-head Kibo no To". Japan Times. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[declined_candidates-5] "玉木、大串氏が立候補届け出　共同代表選・告示" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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