2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
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The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election was the internal party contest in Japan that resulted in Fumio Kishida becoming leader of the LDP and subsequently prime minister.
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| instanceOf |
event
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political party leadership election → |
| country |
Japan
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| electorate |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) Diet members
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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) rank-and-file members → |
| followedBy |
Fumio Kishida becoming Prime Minister of Japan
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| follows |
resignation of Yoshihide Suga as LDP president
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| hasParticipant |
Fumio Kishida
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Sanae Takaichi → Seiko Noda → Taro Kono → |
| language |
Japanese
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| location |
Tokyo
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| officeAssumedByWinner |
Prime Minister of Japan
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| organisedBy |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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| outcome |
Fumio Kishida elected President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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| partOf |
Japanese internal party leadership elections
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| positionContested |
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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| precededBy |
2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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| reasonForElection |
Yoshihide Suga announced he would not run for re-election as LDP president
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| resultedIn |
change of leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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formation of a new Japanese cabinet under Fumio Kishida → |
| significance |
determined the Prime Minister of Japan due to LDP majority in the National Diet
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| winner |
Fumio Kishida
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| winnerParty |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
("2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election")
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Fumio Kishida
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