2012 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential election

A presidential election was held on 26 September 2012 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party for a new 3-year term.

The leadership election was held on September 26, 2012, when Sadakazu Tanigaki's term of office expired. Three years after last general election, support for the ruling Democratic Party had been weak. Tanigaki decided not to run for re-election, even though he wished to run again before.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was elected president again, having served as LDP president from 2006 to 2007.

Candidates
Declared
 Candidate(s) Date of birth Current position Party faction Electoral districtcenter|86px Shinzo Abe   Member of the House of Representatives Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (Machimura)  center|x30px Yamaguchi 4th center|86px Shigeru Ishiba  Member of the House of Representatives  center|x30px Tottori 1st center|86px Nobuteru Ishihara  Member of the House of Representatives Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic PartyKinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (Yamasaki)  center|x30px Tokyo 8th center|86px Nobutaka Machimura Member of the House of Representatives Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (Machimura)  center|x30px Hokkaido 5th center|86px Yoshimasa Hayashi  Member of the House of Councillors   Kōchikai (Koga)  center|x30px Yamaguchi at-large

Withdrawn
 Candidate(s) Date of birth Current positions Party faction Electoral District center|86px Sadakazu Tanigaki  President of the Liberal Democratic PartyMember of the House of Representatives Kōchikai (Koga)  center|x30px Kyoto 5th

References

Category:2012 elections
Category:2012 in Asia
Category:2010s elections in Japan
Category:Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
Category:Shinzo Abe
Category:Shigeru Ishiba
Category:September 2012 events