2015 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election explained

Election Name:2015 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
Flag Image:Liberal Democratic Party of Japan logo.svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:September 2015
1Blank:LDP MPs
2Blank:Party members
3Blank:Total
Candidate1:Shinzo Abe
Color1:438C15
Leaders Seat1:Yamaguchi-4th
1Data1:-
2Data1:-
3Data1:Unopposed
President
Before Election:Shinzo Abe
After Election:Shinzo Abe

A presidential election was scheduled to be held on 20 September 2015 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan for a new 3-year term. Incumbent president Shinzo Abe was running for re-election.

As no other candidates besides Abe received enough nominations to contest the position, Abe was declared re-elected on 8 September 2002 without a vote.[1]

Candidate

The presidential election was scheduled to be held on 20 September 2015. However, there were no candidates other than the incumbent Shinzo Abe. Abe was therefore declared re-elected without a vote on 8 September 2015. [2]

In addition to Abe, Seiko Noda, a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Affairs Council, expressed her willingness to run, but failed to attract 20 endorsements and announced on the announcement day that she would give up running.[3]

Expressed intention but did not have enough votes for nomination

Supporters

Shinzo Abe[4]
Leader of Supporters Takeo Kawamura
SupportersYoshitami Kameoka
Junji Suzuki
Ryū Shionoya
Naomi Tokashiki
Kenji Wakamiya
Minoru Terada
Noriko Miyagawa
Hiroshi Moriyama
Hiromichi Kumada
Keitaro Ohno
Ken Saitō
Yasuhiro Ozato
Takamori Yoshikawa
Emiko Takashina
Yuhei Yamashita
Yoshihiko Isozaki
Yaichi Nakahara
Yusuke Nakanishi
Michiko Ueno

Results

Abe was re-elected without a vote.

Notes and References

  1. News: Inoue . Makiko . Shinzo Abe of Japan Re-elected as Leader of Ruling Party . 25 January 2024 . New York Times . 8 September 2015.
  2. News: Japanese PM re-elected as LDP president as no challenger emerges - World - Chinadaily.com.cn . 25 January 2024 . Xinhua . China Daily . 8 September 2015.
  3. News: 南沙諸島問題は「棚上げすべき」、新3本の矢は「何だこりゃ?」 野田聖子氏、安倍政権への敵意剥き出し. Jcast-News.
  4. https://www.jimin.jp/election/results/sousai15/ 総裁選2015|自由民主党