2021 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential election

2021 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential election

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572 points for the first round
286 points needed to avoid a runoff
 
Candidate Kenta Izumi Seiji Osaka
Leader's seat Rep for Kyoto-3rd Rep for Hokkaido-8th
First Round 189 (33.0%) 148 (25.9%)
Runoff 205 (61.6%) 128 (38.4%)

 
Candidate Junya Ogawa Chinami Nishimura
Leader's seat Rep for Kagawa-1st Rep for Niigata-1st
First Round 133 (23.3%) 102 (17.8%)
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election

Yukio Edano

Elected Leader

Kenta Izumi

The 2021 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential election took place on 30 November 2021 to elect the next president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan after the inaugural leader of the party, Yukio Edano, announced his intention to resign as party leader citing the party's poor performance in the 2021 general election.[1]

  1. ^ "CDP leader Yukio Edano to quit post after poor election results". The Japan Times. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.