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A leadership election was held on 8 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. There were no other candidates besides Abe, so Abe was re-elected.
Candidate
Announcement was scheduled on 8 September, and Vote counting was scheduled on 20 September. However, there were no candidates other than the incumbent Shinzo Abe. Abe won re-election without a vote. 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.[1]
Nominated
| Candidate(s) | Date of birth | Notable positions | Party faction(s) | District(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21 September 1954 (age 60) |
President of the LDP (2006-2007, 2012-) Prime Minister (2006-2007, 2012-) Member of the House of Representatives (since 1993) Chief Cabinet Secretary (2005–2006) |
None |  | |
Expressed intention but did not have enough votes for nomination
Recommenders
| Candidates | Shinzo Abe[2] |
|---|---|
| Leader of recommenders | Takeo Kawamura |
| recommenders | Yoshitami 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.