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September 2017 Democratic Party leadership election

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Candidate Seiji Maehara Yukio Edano Points 502 (60.19%) 332 Caucus 83 (166pts) 51

President before election Renho Elected President Seiji Maehara

The September 2017 Democratic Party held a presidential election on 1 September 2017 to choose a replacement for the previous president Renho, who resigned on 27 July 2017.

Seiji Maehara was elected as the new president.

Candidates

• Seiji Maehara, former party president (2005–06) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010-11).
• Yukio Edano, former Chief Cabinet Minister (2011) and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2012-12).

Results

Voting was held on 1 September, following a campaign period from 21 August.

References

1. "Japan's Main Opposition Leader Resigns Amid Turmoil in Her Party". Bloomberg.com. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
2. "Veterans Edano, Maehara to run for Democratic Party presidency". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-28. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
3. "Edano officially throws hat into DP leadership race". The Japan Times Online. 2017-07-29. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
4. "2017年 民進党代表選出選挙 開票結果" (PDF). 民進党. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

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