LDP Election
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Election Date Shifted to Accommodate PM’s Diplomatic Schedule; Election on Sept. 27 Allows Kishida to Vote After Returning from New York
The timing of the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, which is set for Sept. 27, wa...
August 20, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan LDP to Hold Leadership Election on Sept. 27
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided Tuesday to hold its upcoming l...
August 20, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba to Announce Candidacy for LDP Presidential Election; Kobayashi 1st to Throw Hat into Ring
Former LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention to announce this week his...
August 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentProspective LDP Presidents Compete to Secure 20 Nominations; Weakening Factions Drive up Number of Potential Candidates
More than 10 lawmakers have expressed their intent to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’...
August 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFormer Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Announces Candidacy for LDP’s Presidential Election
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi announced on Monday his candidacy for the ru...
August 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP’s Presidential Election Likely to be Held on Sept. 27
The Liberal Democratic Party is considering holding its party presidential election on Sept. 27, ...
August 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKobayashi Plans to Announce Candidacy for LDP Presidential Election; Kono Gets Green Light from Aso
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi plans as early as Monday to announce his can...
August 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Presidential Election Likely to be Held Sept. 20 or 27; Campaign Period Could Be Extended
Sept. 20 and Sept. 27 are shaping up to be the most likely dates for the Liberal Democratic Party...
August 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPresidential Race for Japan’s LDP Hinges on ‘Change’; Younger Politicians Prepare to Jump In
When Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he would not run in the Liberal Democratic Party’s pr...
August 15, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFumio Kishida Withdraws from LDP Presidential Race; New Japanese Prime Minister to Take Office
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced We...
August 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Not Run in LDP Presidential Race (UPDATE1)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also the Liberal Democratic Party’s president, will not ru...
August 14, 2024
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Shigeru Ishiba Elected Japan LDP President; Poised to be New Prime Minister
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Ishiba Elected President of Japan’s Ruling Party, Beats Takaichi in LDP Runoff
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Can Party Presidential Race Help LDP Survive General Election?
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Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan LDP President, Poised to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
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Presidential Race for Japan’s LDP Hinges on ‘Change’; Younger Politicians Prepare to Jump In