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The 2007 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 23 September 2007 after the incumbent party leader and Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe announced that he would resign on 12 September 2007.[1] Abe had only been elected to the post slightly less than a year earlier; his resignation came only three days after a new parliamentary session had begun. Abe said his unpopularity was hindering the passage of an anti-terrorism law, involving among other things Japan's continued military presence in Afghanistan. Party officials also said the embattled Prime Minister was suffering from poor health.[2][3]
Fukuda defeated Asō in the election, receiving 330 votes against 197 votes for Asō.[4][5]
Since the LDP had an absolute majority in the lower house, Fukuda became Prime Minister on 25 September 2007.[5] His principal rival, Tarō Asō, later succeeded him as prime minister after Fukuda's resignation in September 2008.
- ^ "Japan's ruling party decides date to pick Abe's successor", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), September 13, 2007.
- ^ "Hospital said Abe "extremely weak"", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), September 13, 2007.
- ^ "Abe in hospital after resignation", Al Jazeera, September 13, 2007.
- ^ "Fukuda Chosen to Replace Abe as Japan's Prime Minister" Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, VOA News, September 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Fukuda wins LDP race / Will follow in footsteps of father as prime minister", The Daily Yomiuri, September 23, 2007.