Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election, September 2010
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A leadership election was held in the Democratic Party of Japan
(DPJ) on 14 September 2010 after the incumbent party President Naoto Kan
who served the remaind of Yukio Hatoyama
's term came to an end at the same time Kan bets for his election. On August 26, 2010 the "Shadow Shogun
" Ichirō Ozawa
declared his candidacy to challenge Kan for leadership and premiership.
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
(DPJ) on 14 September 2010 after the incumbent party President Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan
is a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation...
who served the remaind of Yukio Hatoyama
Yukio Hatoyama
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan between 16 September 2009 and 2 June 2010, and was the first ever Prime Minister from the modern Democratic Party of Japan....
's term came to an end at the same time Kan bets for his election. On August 26, 2010 the "Shadow Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
" Ichirō Ozawa
Ichiro Ozawa
is a Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party , he later defected from the LDP. He was the president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan , from 2006 until May 2009, when he resigned over a fund scandal, and secretary general of the...
declared his candidacy to challenge Kan for leadership and premiership.
Party Election
| Candidates | Members of Parliament | Local assembly members | party members & supporters | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naoto Kan | 412 points (206 votes) |
60 points (proportional) |
249 points (majority in 249 districts) |
721 points |
| Ichirō Ozawa | 400 points (200 votes) |
40 points (proportional) |
51 points (majority in 51 districts) |
491 points |
| Grand Total | 812 points (3 invalid votes) |
100 points (2.382 assembly members) |
300 points (342.493 eligible voters in 300 districts) |
1212 points |
Party Parliamentary votes
| Candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| Naoto Kan | 206 |
| Ichirō Ozawa | 200 |
| Grand Total | 411 |
- 3 invalid vote
- 2 abstention
External links
- Democratic Party: presidential election 2010