2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election

2018 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
20 September 2018
 
Candidate Shinzo Abe Shigeru Ishiba
Leader's seat Yamaguchi-4th Tottori-1st
LDP MPs 329 (81.8%) 73 (18.2%)
Party members 224 (55.3%) 181 (44.7%)
Total 553 (68.5%) 254 (31.5%)
Election results
President before election

Shinzo Abe

 Elected President

Shinzo Abe

A presidential election was held on 20 September 2018 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 after being allowed to run for a third term.[1]

Abe won the election,[2] allowing to him staying as prime minister for just under two years.

References

  1. ↑ "Abe could become Japan's longest serving premier". Al Jazeera. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Japan's Shinzo Abe wins ruling party leadership vote". Al Jazeera. 20 Sep 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2024.



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