2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
{{short description|Political party leadership elections in Japan}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2021 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
| flag_image = 自民党Logo.svg
| type = legislative
| votes_for_election = 535 delegates in total
| needed_votes = 268 or more delegate
| vote_type = Caucus
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2020 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
| previous_year = 2020
| next_election = 2024 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = 29 September 2021
| registered = 1,104,336
| turnout = 762,004 {{dot}} 69.00%
| 1blank = First round
| 2blank = Runoff vote
| image1 = Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped 2).jpg
| candidate1 = Fumio Kishida
| color1 = CC0033
| leaders_seat1 = Hiroshima 1st
| 1data1 = 256 (33.60%)
| 2data1 = 257 (60.19%)
| image2 = Tarō Kōno 20200916 crop.jpg
| candidate2 = Taro Kono
| color2 = F2BA42
| leaders_seat2 = Kanagawa 15th
| 1data2 = 255 (33.46%)
| 2data2 = 170 (39.81%)
| image4 = Sanae Takaichi 20190617.jpg
| candidate4 = Sanae Takaichi
| color4 = 438C15
| leaders_seat4 = Nara 2nd
| 1data4 = 188 (24.67%)
| 2data4 = Eliminated
| image5 = Noda Seiko (cropped).jpg
| candidate5 = Seiko Noda
| color5 = 9370DB
| leaders_seat5 = Gifu 1st
| 1data5 = 63 (8.27%)
| 2data5 = Eliminated
| map_image = {{Switcher|default=2
| 300px
| First round results
| 300px
| Second round results}}
| title = President
| before_election = Yoshihide Suga
| after_election = Fumio Kishida
| party =
}}
The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 29 September 2021 to elect the next President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan. Fumio Kishida was elected to lead the party and assumed the premiership on 4 October. He led the party into the 2021 Japanese general election.{{Cite web|date=26 August 2021|title=PM Suga, Kishida to vie for LDP leadership in Sept. 29 election|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/c239f76af244-update1-japans-ruling-party-to-hold-leadership-race-on-sept-29.html |website=Kyodo News+ |language=en |access-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826061923/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/c239f76af244-update1-japans-ruling-party-to-hold-leadership-race-on-sept-29.html |archive-date=2021-08-26 |url-status=live}}
President of the LDP and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on 3 September that he would not run for his re-election, amid low approval ratings and media reports of dissension within the party. Suga was initially elected President of the LDP in 2020 to serve the rest of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's third and final term after Abe resigned in August 2020 due to health issues.
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida won the election in a second round runoff, defeating opponent Taro Kono, the incumbent Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform. Kishida's victory was driven by strong support among LDP Diet members, while Kono led polling prior to the election and won the most votes from dues-paying party members. Kishida was confirmed by the Diet as Japan's 100th Prime Minister on 4 October 2021.{{cite web|title=Fumio Kishida elected by Diet as Japan's new prime minister|url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14453713/|work=The Asahi Shimbun|date=4 October 2021|access-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004080900/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14453713/ |archive-date=2021-10-04 |url-status=live}}
Background
Shinzo Abe was elected President of the LDP three consecutive times in 2012, 2015 and 2018 following a rule change in 2017 which extended the office's term limit to three consecutive terms instead of two.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/abe-japan-longest-serving-premier-170305094653989.html|title=Abe could become Japan's longest serving premier|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=6 March 2017|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115716/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/abe-japan-longest-serving-premier-170305094653989.html |archive-date=2017-03-05 |url-status=live}} He successfully led the LDP to three consecutive general election victories in 2012, 2014 and 2017 and assumed the premiership as the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53943758|title=Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons|work=BBC News|date=28 August 2020|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828080617/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53943758 |archive-date=2020-08-28 |url-status=live}} On 28 August 2020, Abe suddenly announced that he would resign as Prime Minister and LDP President following a resurgence of his ulcerative colitis.{{cite news|title=Japan PM Abe announces his resignation at press conference
|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/08/49143d2e31c6-breaking-news-abes-health-status-remains-unchanged-top-govt-spokesman.html|newspaper=Kyodo News|date=28 August 2020|accessdate=28 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828060609/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/08/49143d2e31c6-breaking-news-abes-health-status-remains-unchanged-top-govt-spokesman.html |archive-date=2020-08-28 |url-status=live}}
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga won the party's special election in September 2020 to serve the remainder of Abe's term as LDP President, with Suga subsequently entering office as Prime Minister on 16 September. Suga had initially announced that he would run for re-election for a full term as LDP President in advance of the 2021 general election. On 3 September 2021, Suga reversed course and announced that he would not run for re-election as LDP President, amid poor approval ratings and media reports of internal dissension within the party regarding Suga's leadership.{{cite web|date=3 September 2021|title='Suga decides not to run in LDP leadership race|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210903_17/ |work=NHK World-Japan |access-date=3 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903030512/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210903_17/ |archive-date=2021-09-03 |url-status=dead}}
Suga's withdrawal from the race as well as the fact that most of the LDP's internal factions have declined to endorse a specific candidate led to the election being described as wide open and unpredictable.{{cite web|title=No clear front-runner and factions divided on eve of LDP leadership campaign|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/16/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-leadership-factions-vote/|work=The Japan Times|date=16 September 2021|first=Satoshi|last=Sugiyama|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916094841/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/16/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-leadership-factions-vote/ |archive-date=2021-09-16 |url-status=live}}
Election procedure
The election process for the President of the LDP is established in the "Rules for the Election of President of the Party". To officially qualify as a candidate in the election, a candidate must be an LDP member of the National Diet and must receive a nomination from at least 20 fellow LDP Diet members.{{cite web|title=Rules for election of President|url=https://www.jimin.jp/english/the-president/rules/|work=LDPJ|accessdate=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406100433/https://www.jimin.jp/english/the-president/rules/ |archive-date=2024-04-06 |url-status=live}}
The LDP selects its leader via a two-round election involving both LDP members of the Diet and dues-paying party members from across Japan. In the first round, all LDP members of the Diet cast one vote while party member votes are translated proportionally into votes equaling the other half of the total ballots. If any candidate wins a majority (over 50%) of votes in the first-round, that candidate is elected President.{{cite web|title=Japanese Prime Minister Suga Has No Clear Successor|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/24/japanese-prime-minister-suga-no-clear-successor/|work=Foreign Policy|date=24 September 2021|first=Tobias|last=Harris|access-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924175425/https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/24/japanese-prime-minister-suga-no-clear-successor/ |archive-date=2021-09-24 |url-status=live}}
If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the first round, a runoff is held immediately between the top two candidates. In the runoff, all Diet members vote again while the 47 prefectural chapters of the LDP get one vote each, with the result of the latter votes determined using the first round results of party members in each prefecture. The candidate who wins the most votes in the runoff is then elected President.
The party's secretary general can decide to organise the election with the rule of the second round only, as was decided in 2020, but didn't as for 2021.{{cite web|title=Race to succeed Abe kicks off with no clear favorite|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/08/29/national/politics-diplomacy/shinzo-abe-successor/|author=Ryotaro Nakamaru|agency=thejapantimes|website=The Japan Times|language=en|date=29 August 2020|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829152202/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/08/29/national/politics-diplomacy/shinzo-abe-successor/ |archive-date=2020-08-29 |url-status=dead}}
Candidates
=Declared=
=Withdrawn=
=Declined=
- Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister (2006–2007, 2012–2020), Member of the House of Representatives, (1996–present) Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005–2006){{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/27/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-presidential-election-candidates/|title=Off to the races: LDP presidential election campaign begins|first=Eric|last=Johnston|work=The Japan Times|date=27 August 2021|access-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828063214/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/27/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-presidential-election-candidates/ |archive-date=2021-08-28 |url-status=live}} (endorsed Takaichi){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-09-04|title=Ex-PM Abe supports conservative ally Takaichi as Suga's successor|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/80dce5664e5b-ex-pm-abe-supports-conservative-ally-takaichi-as-sugas-successor.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Kyodo News+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904140238/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/80dce5664e5b-ex-pm-abe-supports-conservative-ally-takaichi-as-sugas-successor.html |archive-date=4 September 2021 }}
- Taro Aso, Prime Minister (2008–2009), Deputy Prime Minister (2012–2021), Member of the House of Representatives, (1979–1983, 1986–present), Minister for Foreign Affairs (2005–2007), Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, (2003–2005){{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-03/top-contender-to-lead-japan-warns-taiwan-is-next-big-problem|title=Key Contender to Lead Japan Warns Taiwan Is 'Next Big Problem'|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=3 September 2021|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903082142/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-03/top-contender-to-lead-japan-warns-taiwan-is-next-big-problem |archive-date=2021-09-03 |url-status=live}}
- Shigeru Ishiba, Member of the House of Representatives (1986–present), Minister for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy (2014–2016), Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2008–2009), Minister of Defense (2007–2008){{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/14/national/politics-diplomacy/ishiba-ldp-kono-race/|title=Former Japanese defense chief Shigeru Ishiba rules out entering LDP leadership race|publisher=Japan Times|accessdate=14 September 2021|date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914035404/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/14/national/politics-diplomacy/ishiba-ldp-kono-race/ |archive-date=2021-09-14 |url-status=dead}} (endorsed Kono){{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-ldps-ishiba-may-back-kono-party-leadership-race-report-2021-09-14/|title=Japan LDP's Ishiba set to back Kono in leadership race – report|date=14 September 2021|work=Reuters|accessdate=14 September 2021|last1=Lies|first1=Elaine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914045622/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-ldps-ishiba-may-back-kono-party-leadership-race-report-2021-09-14/ |archive-date=2021-09-14 |url-status=live}}
- Shinjirō Koizumi, Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 11th district (2009–present), Minister of the Environment (2019–2021), son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.{{Cite web|title=Koizumi endorses Kono as Japan's next ruling party chief|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-election/Koizumi-endorses-Kono-as-Japan-s-next-ruling-party-chief|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Nikkei Asia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914172015/https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-election/Koizumi-endorses-Kono-as-Japan-s-next-ruling-party-chief |archive-date=2021-09-14 |url-status=live}} (endorsed Kono)
- Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister for Foreign Affairs (2019–2021), Member of the House of Representatives (1993–present), former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2012–2014) and Secretary General of the LDP (since 2021){{cite web|url=https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/articles/-/521074|title=下村、茂木両氏が自民党総裁選不出馬を表明
|work=Hokkuku Shimbun|date=9 September 2021|access-date=10 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909061424/https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/articles/-/521074 |archive-date=2021-09-09 |url-status=dead}}
- Toshihiro Nikai, Member of the House of Representatives (1983–present), Secretary General of the LDP (2016-2021), Minister of Transport (1999–2000), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2005–2006, 2008–2009)
- Hakubun Shimomura, Member of the House of Representatives (1996–present), Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2012–2015){{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/30/national/politics-diplomacy/shimomura-ldp-election-quits/|title=Japan ruling party policy chief rules out run in leadership election, reports say|work=The Japan Times|date=30 August 2021|access-date=30 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830051605/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/30/national/politics-diplomacy/shimomura-ldp-election-quits/ |archive-date=2021-08-30 |url-status=dead}}
Endorsements
{{Endorsements box
| title = Endorsements of Fumio Kishida
| list =
;Members of the National Diet:
- Akira Amari (Former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, 2012–2016; member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 13th district){{cite web|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA0675X0W1A900C2000000/|title=自民・甘利氏「岸田氏応援したい」 総裁選|date=6 September 2021|publisher=Nikkei|accessdate=11 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906095707/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA0675X0W1A900C2000000/ |archive-date=2021-09-06 |url-status=live}}
- Toshimitsu Motegi (Minister of Foreign Affairs; member of the House of Representatives for Tochigi 5th district)
- Takuya Hirai (Minister of Digital Agency; member of the House of Representatives for Kagawa 1st district){{cite web|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA01DY90R00C21A9000000/|title=平井氏が岸田氏支持表明 現職閣僚で初|date=September 2021|publisher=Nikkei|accessdate=11 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901165118/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA01DY90R00C21A9000000/ |archive-date=2021-09-01 |url-status=live}}
- Hiroshi Kajiyama (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; member of the House of Representatives for Ibaraki 4th district){{cite web|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA172SN0X10C21A9000000/|title=岸田文雄氏の推薦人名簿 自民党総裁選|date=17 September 2021|publisher=Nikkei|accessdate=17 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917043317/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA172SN0X10C21A9000000/ |archive-date=2021-09-17 |url-status=live}}
- Yōko Kamikawa (Minister of Justice; member of the House of Representatives for Shizuoka 1st district){{cite web|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA172R50X10C21A9000000/|title=自民党総裁選、岸田氏支持を表明 上川法相|date=17 September 2021|publisher=Nikkei|accessdate=17 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917112414/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA172R50X10C21A9000000/ |archive-date=2021-09-17 |url-status=live}}
- Gen Nakatani (Former Minister of Defense, 2014–2016; member of the House of Representatives for Kōchi 1st district){{cite web|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20210909-UIXNRVRYQFJQZHB4BNWWNGLKGY/|title=中谷氏、岸田氏支持を表明 谷垣Ｇ全体での支援模索|date=9 September 2021|publisher=Sankei|accessdate=11 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909175717/https://www.sankei.com/article/20210909-UIXNRVRYQFJQZHB4BNWWNGLKGY/ |archive-date=2021-09-09 |url-status=live}}
- Nobuteru Ishihara (Former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy; member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 8th district)
- Yasuhisa Shiozaki (Former Chief Cabinet Secretary; member of the House of Representatives for Ehime 1st district)
- Itsunori Onodera (Former Minister of Defense; member of the House of Representatives for Miyagi 6th district)
- Kozo Yamamoto (Former Minister for Regional Revitalization; member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 10th district)
- Seishiro Eto (Former Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency; member of the House of Representatives for Ōita 2nd district)
;Prefectural politicians:
- Hidehiko Yuzaki (Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture){{cite web|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC037YE0T00C21A9000000/|title=広島・湯崎知事「岸田氏に期待」 菅首相の退陣表明で索|date=3 September 2021|publisher=Nikkei|accessdate=3 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903084218/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC037YE0T00C21A9000000/ |archive-date=2021-09-03 |url-status=live}}
;Municipal politicians:
;Party factions:
- Wataru Takeshita (Former Chairman of the Heisei Kenkyūkai; former member of the House of Representatives for Shimane 2nd district; former Minister for Reconstruction, 2014–2015){{efn|Deceased since 17 September 2021.}}{{cite web|url=https://nordot.app/811554425230344192?c=388701204576175201|title=総裁選は誰に投票？鳥取・島根の自民国会議員、地方票の行方は相|publisher=Sanin ChūōTV|language=ja|accessdate=19 September 2021|archive-date=19 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919042847/https://nordot.app/811554425230344192?c=388701204576175201|url-status=dead}}
- Hiroyuki Hosoda (Chairman of the Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai; member of the House of Representatives for Shimane 1st district); former Chief Cabinet Secretary, 2004–2005)
;Other prominent individuals:
- Sadakazu Tanigaki (Former party president, 2009–2012; former Leader of the Opposition, 2009–2012; former Minister of Justice, 2012–2014; former member of the House of Representatives for Kyōto 5th district, 1983–2016){{cite web|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA1537X0V10C21A9000000/|title=谷垣グループ、岸田氏支持 自民党総裁選で中谷氏表明相|date=15 September 2021|publisher=Nikkei|accessdate=15 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915064219/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA1537X0V10C21A9000000/ |archive-date=2021-09-15 |url-status=live}}
- Yoshimasa Hayashi (Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Former member of the House of Councillors for Yamaguchi district)
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Endorsements of Tarō Kōno
| list =
;Members of the National Diet:
- Shigeru Ishiba (Former Minister of Defense, 2007–2008; member of the House of Representatives for Tottori 1st district)
- Yoshihide Suga (Prime Minister and outgoing party president; former Chief Cabinet Secretary, 2012–2020; member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 2nd district)
- Shinjirō Koizumi (Minister of the Environment; member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 11th district; Son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi)
- Norihisa Tamura (Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare; member of the House of Representatives for Mie 4th district){{cite web|url=https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/332216|title=衆院選の顔選ぶ自民総裁選 中部の国会議員の投票先は？|publisher=Chunichi|accessdate=19 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918160513/https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/332216 |archive-date=2021-09-18 |url-status=live}}
- Tetsushi Sakamoto (Minister of Loneliness; member of the House of Representatives for Kumamoto 3rd district)
- Yasufumi Tanahashi (Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission; member of the House of Representatives for Gifu 2nd district)
- Shinji Inoue (Minister in charge of International Exposition; member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 25th district)
- Hiroshi Moriyama (Former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo Kagoshima 4th district)
- Takeshi Iwaya (Former Minister of Defense; member of the House of Representatives for Ōita's 3rd district)
;Prefectural politicians:
- Ichita Yamamoto (Governor of Gunma Prefecture; former member of the House of Councillors for Gunma at-large district, 1995–2019){{cite web|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20210915-ZDEBR52HW5MAHLK3DMCEMRVKUA/|title=群馬・山本知事が河野氏支持表明 県議ら歓迎初|date=15 September 2021|publisher=Sankei Shimbun|accessdate=15 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916034008/https://www.sankei.com/article/20210915-ZDEBR52HW5MAHLK3DMCEMRVKUA/ |archive-date=2021-09-16 |url-status=live}}
;Municipal politicians:
;Party factions:
;Other prominent individuals:
- Yōhei Kōno (Former party president, 1993–1995; former Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2003–2009; former member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 5th district, 1967–1996, and Kanagawa 17th district, 1996–2009; father of Tarō Kōno) {{cite web|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20210916-OYT1T50063/|title=父親として居ても立ってもいられず...悲願成就へ河野洋平氏、かつての「参院のドン」訪問|date=16 September 2021|publisher=Yomiuri|accessdate=19 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916173308/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20210916-OYT1T50063/ |archive-date=2021-09-16 |url-status=live}}
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Endorsements of Sanae Takaichi
| list =
;Members of the National Diet:
- Shinzō Abe (Former party president, 2006–2007, 2012–2020; former Prime Minister, 2006–2007, 2012–2020; former member of the House of Representatives for Yamaguchi 4th district){{cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=安倍前首相、高市氏を支援の意向 自民総裁選|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA040UN0U1A900C2000000/?n_cid=SNSTW001&n_tw=1630728102 |work=The Nikkei |access-date=4 September 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904040613/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA040UN0U1A900C2000000/?n_cid=SNSTW001&n_tw=1630728102 |archive-date=2021-09-04 |url-status=live}}
- Nobuo Kishi (Minister of Defense; member of the House of Representatives for Yamaguchi 2nd district; former member of the House of Councillors for Yamaguchi at-large district, 2004–2012){{cite web|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20210917-GPLYWKD4WZM2BIQLKNXWCJTMQM/|title=岸防衛相は高市氏支持初|date=17 September 2021|publisher=Sankei|accessdate=17 September 2021|language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917112412/https://www.sankei.com/article/20210917-GPLYWKD4WZM2BIQLKNXWCJTMQM/ |archive-date=2021-09-17 |url-status=live}}
- Yasutoshi Nishimura (Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy; member of the House of Representatives for Hyogo 9th district）{{cite web|url=https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021091700692&g=pol|title=高市氏支持、西村・岸氏が表明|publisher=Jiji|accessdate=19 September 2021|language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917172455/https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021091700692&g=pol |archive-date=2021-09-17 |url-status=dead}}
- Kōichi Hagiuda (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 24th district）
- Takeo Kawamura (Former Chief Cabinet Secretary; member of the House of Representatives for Yamaguchi 3rd district）
- Tomomi Inada (Former Minister of Defense; member of the House of Representatives for Fukui 1st district）
- Hiroshi Hase (Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; professional wrestler; member of the House of Representatives for Ishikawa 1st district）
- Yoshitaka Sakurada (Former Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games; member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 8th district）
;Prefectural politicians:
;Municipal politicians:
;Party factions:
;Other prominent individuals:
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Endorsements of Seiko Noda
| list =
;Members of the National Diet:
- Yasukazu Hamada (Former Minister of Defense; member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 12th district){{cite web|url=https://www.sankeibiz.jp/macro/news/210917/mca2109171400015-n1.htm|title=自民党総裁選、野田聖子氏推薦人名簿|date=17 September 2021|publisher=Sankei|accessdate=17 September 2021|language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917112412/https://www.sankeibiz.jp/macro/news/210917/mca2109171400015-n1.htm |archive-date=2021-09-17 |url-status=dead}}
- Kisaburo Tokai (Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; member of the House of Representatives for Hyōgo 10th district)
- Jirō Kawasaki (Former Minister of Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; member of the House of Representatives for Tōkai at-large district)
- Junko Mihara (Member of the House of Councillors for Kanagawa at-large district)
;Prefectural politicians:
;Municipal politicians:
;Party factions:
;Other prominent individuals:
}}
= Supporters =
Opinion polling
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| y2Title= Takaichi
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Results
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Full result{{cite web |title=第27代自民党総裁に岸田文雄衆議院議員が決定 |url=https://www.jimin.jp/news/information/202062.html |publisher=The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929114210/https://www.jimin.jp/news/information/202062.html |archive-date=2021-09-29 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=党員投票開票結果 |url=https://jimin.jp-east-2.storage.api.nifcloud.com/pdf/news/information/202062_1.pdf |publisher=The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan |access-date=29 September 2021 |language=ja |archive-date=30 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930170827/https://jimin.jp-east-2.storage.api.nifcloud.com/pdf/news/information/202062_1.pdf |url-status=dead }} | ||
| rowspan="3" colspan="2" | Candidate
! colspan="9" |1st Round ! colspan="7" |2nd Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan="2" |Diet members
! colspan="4" |Party members ! colspan="3" |Total points ! colspan="2" |Diet members ! colspan="2" |Prefectural chapters ! colspan="3" |Total points | ||
| Votes
!% !Popular votes !% !Allocated votes !% !colspan=2|Total votes !% !Votes !% !Votes !% !colspan=2|Total votes !% | ||
| style="background:#CC0033;" |
| Fumio Kishida {{color|red|当}} |style="text-align:right"| 146 |style="text-align:right"| 38.42% |style="text-align:right"| 219,338 |style="text-align:right"| 28.86% |style="text-align:right"| 110 |style="text-align:right"| 28.80% |style="text-align:right"| 256 | align=center | {{percentage bar|33.60 | hex=00b138}}
|style="text-align:right"| 33.60% |style="text-align:right"| 249 |style="text-align:right"| 65.53% |style="text-align:right"| 8 |style="text-align:right"| 17.02% |style="text-align:right"| 257 | align=center | {{percentage bar|60.19 | hex=00b138}}
|style="text-align:right"| 60.19% |
| style="background:#F2BA42;" |
|style="text-align:right"| 86 |style="text-align:right"| 22.63% |style="text-align:right"| 335,046 |style="text-align:right"| 44.08% |style="text-align:right"| 169 |style="text-align:right"| 44.24% |style="text-align:right"| 255 | align=center | {{percentage bar|33.46 | hex=00b138}}
|style="text-align:right"| 33.46% |style="text-align:right"| 131 |style="text-align:right"| 34.47% |style="text-align:right"| 39 |style="text-align:right"| 82.98% |style="text-align:right"| 170 | align=center | {{percentage bar|39.81 | hex=00b138}}
|style="text-align:right"| 39.81% |
| style="background:#438C15;" |
|style="text-align:right"| 114 |style="text-align:right"| 30.00% |style="text-align:right"| 147,764 |style="text-align:right"| 19.44% |style="text-align:right"| 74 |style="text-align:right"| 19.37% |style="text-align:right"| 188 | align=center | {{percentage bar|24.67 | hex=00b138}}
|style="text-align:right"| 24.67% |colspan="7" {{N/A|Eliminated}} | |
| style="background:#9370DB;" |
|style="text-align:right"| 34 |style="text-align:right"| 8.95% |style="text-align:right"| 57,927 |style="text-align:right"| 7.62% |style="text-align:right"| 29 |style="text-align:right"| 7.59% |style="text-align:right"| 63 | align=center | {{percentage bar|8.27 | hex=00b138}}
|style="text-align:right"| 8.27% |colspan="7" {{N/A|Eliminated}} | |
| colspan="2" | Total
!style="text-align:right"| 380 !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% !style="text-align:right"| 760,075 !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% !style="text-align:right"| 382 !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% !style="text-align:right"| 762 ! !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% !style="text-align:right"| 380 !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% !style="text-align:right"| 47 !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% !style="text-align:right"| 427 ! !style="text-align:right"| 100.00% | ||
| colspan=18| | ||
| colspan="2" |Valid votes
|style="text-align:right"|380 |style="text-align:right"|99.73% |style="text-align:right"|760,075 |style="text-align:right"|99.75% |style="text-align:right"|382 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|762 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|99.87% |style="text-align:right"|380 |style="text-align:right"|99.73% |style="text-align:right"|47 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|427 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|99.77% | ||
| colspan="2" |Invalid and blank votes
|style="text-align:right"|1 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|1,929 |style="text-align:right"|0.25% |style="text-align:right"|0 |style="text-align:right"|0.00% |style="text-align:right"|1 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|0.13% |style="text-align:right"|1 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|0 |style="text-align:right"|0.00% |style="text-align:right"|1 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|0.23% | ||
| colspan=18| | ||
| colspan="2" |Turnout
|style="text-align:right"|381 |style="text-align:right"|99.73% |style="text-align:right"|762,004 |style="text-align:right"|69.00% |style="text-align:right"|382 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|763 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|99.87% |style="text-align:right"|381 |style="text-align:right"|99.74% |style="text-align:right"|47 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|428 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|99.77% | ||
| colspan="2" |Registered voters
|style="text-align:right"|382 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|1,104,336 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|382 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|764 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|382 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|47 |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |style="text-align:right"|429 |style="text-align:right"| |style="text-align:right"|100.00% |
=Aftermath=
After Prime Minister Suga announced his resignation, Kono was heavily favored to win the election as he was in first place among many LDP polls leading up to the election.{{cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2021/09/07/taro-kono-japan-prime-minister-covid-vaccine-social-media/|title=Taro Kono, vaccine czar and social media star, is the front-runner to become Japan's Prime Minister|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907083614/https://fortune.com/2021/09/07/taro-kono-japan-prime-minister-covid-vaccine-social-media/ |archive-date=2021-09-07 |url-status=live}} His campaign was endorsed by Suga and other high ranking LDP members,{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-suga-to-back-vaccine-minister-kono-in-ldp-leadership-race-media|title=Suga backs Kono, Abe picks Takaichi: Battle lines drawn in fight for Japan's top job|newspaper=Straits Times|date=4 September 2021|accessdate=30 September 2021|last1=Sim|first1=Walter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904024620/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-suga-to-back-vaccine-minister-kono-in-ldp-leadership-race-media |archive-date=2021-09-04 |url-status=live}} but Kishida narrowly won the first round of the election and ultimately defeated Kono in the run-off.
After being elected, Kishida's victory was labelled as a win for the party's "technocrats establishment".{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/30/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-japans-incoming-prime-minister.html|title=Here's What You Need To Know About Japan's Incoming Prime Minister|date=30 September 2021|publisher=CNBC|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930052005/https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/30/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-japans-incoming-prime-minister.html |archive-date=2021-09-30 |url-status=live}} Kishida was seen by many LDP members as a stable choice to succeed Suga rather than a rapid change.{{cite journal|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2021/0929/Stability-over-change-Fumio-Kishida-to-become-Japan-s-new-PM|title=Stability over change: Fumio Kishida to become Japan's new PM|journal=Christian Science Monitor|date=29 September 2021|publisher=CSMonitor|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929160931/https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2021/0929/Stability-over-change-Fumio-Kishida-to-become-Japan-s-new-PM |archive-date=2021-09-29 |url-status=live}} Kono was seen as a candidate of change. Kishida vowed not to increase the consumption tax rates in Japan and reviewing the pension and health-care system in the country. He has said that his main focus would be to focus on income redistribution to address income inequality.
U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Kishida and looked "forward to working with [Kishida] to strengthen our cooperation in the years ahead".{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/4a3f355f7371-urgent-biden-eager-to-work-with-new-japan-pm-to-strengthen-bilateral-ties.html|title=Biden eager to work with new Japan PM to strengthen bilateral ties|publisher=Kyodo News|accessdate=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929230835/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/4a3f355f7371-urgent-biden-eager-to-work-with-new-japan-pm-to-strengthen-bilateral-ties.html |archive-date=2021-09-29 |url-status=live}}
President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen congratulated Kishida after he was elected Prime Minister of Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/10/05/2003765552|title=Tsai congratulates new Japan PM Kishida - Taipei Times|date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004172100/https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/10/05/2003765552 |archive-date=2021-10-04 |url-status=live}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- YouTube, LDP channel: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7AeVSRaObwgIKORHVLOg77LRJ1Ofxgum 自民党総裁選2021 (Jimintō sōsaisen 2021, "LDP presidential election 2021")] playlist with election-related formalities (election commission announcements, official candidate registration/nomination procedure, (scheduled) delegate/MP voting & count) and the LDP-sponsored online debates and interviews
- NHK, Nichiyō Tōron (NHK's political Sunday talk show): [https://www.nhk.jp/p/touron/ts/GG149Z2M64/episode/te/Q3Q4MQMML5/ Episode 2021/9/19 with the four candidates for LDP president as guests] (full video is only accessible via NHK+ domestically)
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