2024 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential election
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The 2024 Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential election will take place on 23 September 2024 to elect the next president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan for a 3-year term at the expiration of the current party leader Kenta Izumi's term.
Background
[edit]Following the resignation of the then-party president Yukio Edano after the party's poor performance in the 2021 Japanese general election, former 2020 leadership contender and Parliamentary Secretary of the Cabinet Office Kenta Izumi was elected in 2021, defeating former Mayor of Niseko and fellow Diet member Seiji Osaka in a second round runoff.
The main issues expected to be discussed during the presidential election are the nature of the opposition parties' joint struggle to rebuild the party and the pros and cons of the “realistic course” of Izumi's fundamental policies, such as security and energy.[1][2]
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]| Candidate(s) | Date of birth | Current position | Party faction | Electoral district | Reference(s) | |
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31 May 1964 (age 60) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 1993) Previous offices held
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Sanctuary (Kondō) Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (Kan) |
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29 July 1974 (age 50) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2003) Previous offices held
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Shin Seiken Kenkyūkai (Izumi) |
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20 May 1957 (age 67) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2000; 1993-1996) Previous offices held
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Kasaikai (Noda) |
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1 January 1972 (age 52) |
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2021) |
None |  |
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Supporters
[edit]Party regulations require at least 20 Diet members’ support to run.
Yukio Edano
- List of Supporters[21]
- Kaori Ishikawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido 11th district)
- Masako Ōkawara (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo Kanto PR block)
- Kureha Otsuki (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido PR block)
- Hiroshi Kamiya (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido PR block)
- Shoichi Kondo (Member of the House of Representatives for Aichi 3rd district)
- Mitsu Shimojo (Member of the House of Representatives for Nagano 2nd district)
- Issei Yamagishi (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 9th district)
- Michiyoshi Yunoki (Member of the House of Representatives for Chugoku PR block)
- Hajime Yoshikawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Kyushu PR block)
- So Watanabe (Member of the House of Representatives for Miyazaki 1st district)
- Taiga Ishikawa (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Sakura Uchikoshi (Member of the House of Councillors from Niigata)
- Kenji Katsube (Member of the House of Councillors from Hokkaido)
- Makiko Kishi (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Hiroto Kumagai (Member of the House of Councillors from Saitama)
- Chikage Koga (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Mari Takagi (Member of the House of Councillors from Saitama)
- Maiko Tajima (Member of the House of Councillors from Aichi)
- Tetsuro Fukuyama (Member of the House of Councillors for Kyoto)
- Takashi Moriya (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
Kenta Izumi
- List of Supporters[22]
- Atsushi Oshima (Member of the House of Representatives for Saitama 6th district)
- Kensuke Onishi (Member of the House of Representatives for Aichi 13th district)
- Shinji Oguma (Member of the House of Representatives for Fukushima 4th district)
- Hiroshi Kawauchi (Member of the House of Representatives for Kyushu PR block)
- Takashi Kii (Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 10th district)
- Daiki Michishita (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido 1st district)
- Takashi Midorikawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Akita 2nd district)
- Hiroyuki Moriyama (Member of the House of Representatives for Kinki PR block)
- Tsunehiko Yoshida (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokai PR block)
- Ryuichi Yoneyama (Member of the House of Representatives for Niigata 5th district; Former Governor of Niigata Prefecture)
- Shu Watanabe (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokai PR block)
- Michihiro Ishibashi (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Makoto Oniki (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Yukihito Koga (Member of the House of Councillors from Fukuoka)
- Shinichi Shiba (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Hideya Sugio (Member of the House of Councillors from Nagano)
- Masayo Tanabu (Member of the House of Councillors from Aomori)
- Eri Tokunaga (Member of the House of Councillors from Hokkaido)
- Kyoko Murata (Member of the House of Councillors for National PR block)
- Shinji Morimoto (Member of the House of Councillors from Hiroshima)
Yoshihiko Noda
- List of Supporters[23]
- Yoichiro Aoyagi (Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Kanto PR block)
- Yamato Aoyama (Member of the House of Representatives for Northern Kanto PR block)
- Shunsuke Ito (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo Kanto PR block)
- Sayuri Kamata (Member of the House of Representatives for Miyagi 2nd district)
- Makiko Kikuta (Member of the House of Representatives for Niigata 4th district)
- Kentaro Genma (Member of the House of Representatives for Shizuoka 8th district)
- Takeshi Kozu (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokuriku-Shinetsu PR block)
- Koji Sato (Member of the House of Representatives for Hiroshima 6th district)
- Kazuhiko Shigetoku (Member of the House of Representatives for Aichi 12th district)
- Kaname Tsutsumi (Member of the House of Representatives for Fukuoka 5th district)
- Manabu Terata (Member of the House of Representatives for Tohoku PR block)
- Katsuhito Nakajima (Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Kanto PR block)
- Kazuma Nakatani (Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Kanto PR block)
- Takeshi Noma (Member of the House of Representatives for Kagoshima 3rd district)
- Yutaka Banno (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokai PR block)
- Hideshi Futori (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 13th district)
- Satoshi Honjo (Member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 8th district)
- Toshikazu Morita (Member of the House of Representatives for Saitama 12th district)
- Hirofumi Ryu (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 9th district)
- Ai Aoki (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
Harumi Yoshida
- List of Supporters[24]
- Masaharu Nakagawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokai PR block; Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
- Tomoko Abe (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 12th district)
- Yutaka Arai (Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido PR block)
- Kenji Eda (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 8th district)
- Akiko Okamoto (Member of the House of Representatives for Tohoku PR block)
- Soichiro Okuno (Member of the House of Representatives for Chiba 9th district)
- Takayuki Ochiai (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 6th district)
- Naoto Kan (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 18th district; Former Prime Minister)
- Kōichirō Genba (Member of the House of Representatives for Fukushima 3rd district; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs)
- Natsumi Sakai (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 15th district)
- Shu Sakurai (Member of the House of Representatives for Kinki PR block)
- Yosuke Suzuki (Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo PR block)
- Hajime Yatagawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Kanto PR block)
- Makoto Yamazaki (Member of the House of Representatives for Southern Kanto PR block)
- Katsuhiko Yamada (Member of the House of Representatives for Nagasaki 3rd district)
- Yuki Waseda (Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa 4th district)
- Noriko Ishigaki (Member of the House of Councillors from Miyagi)
- Masayoshi Okumura (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Ryuhei Kawada (Member of the House of Councillors from National PR block)
- Hiroyuki Konishi (Member of the House of Councillors from Chiba)
- Ayaka Shiomura (Member of the House of Councillors from Tokyo)
Declined
[edit]- Kenji Eda, Executive Deputy President of the CDP (2020–2022), Leader of the Japan Innovation Party (2014–2015), Member of the House of Representatives (2005–present; 2002–2003)[18] (endorsed Yoshida)[25]
- Sumio Mabuchi, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2010–2011), State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2009–2010), Member of the House of Representatives (2019–present; 2003–2017)[26]
- Chinami Nishimura, Executive Deputy President of the CDP (2022–present); Secretary-General of the CDP (2021–2022), State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (2011–2012), Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (2009–2010), Member of the House of Representatives (2014–present; 2003–2012)[27]
- Junya Ogawa, Member of the House of Representatives (2005–present)[7] (endorsed Noda)[28]
- Kazuhiko Shigetoku, Member of the House of Representatives (2012–present)[7] (endorsed Noda)[7]
Pre-election endorsements
[edit]Endorsements of Chinami Nishimura[a]
- Former Prime Ministers
- Naoto Kan (Chairman of the Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai; Prime Minister, 2010–2011; Deputy Prime Minister, 2009–2010; Minister of Finance, 2010; Minister of Health and Welfare, 1996; Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 18th district)[29]
Endorsements of Yoshihiko Noda
- Members of the National Diet
- Junya Ogawa (Member of the House of Representatives for Kagawa 1st; 2021 leadership candidate)[28]
- Party factions
- Kazuhiko Shigetoku (Chairman of Chokkan no Kai; Member of the House of Representatives for Aichi 12th district)[7]
- Ichirō Ozawa (Chairman of Isseikai; Member of the House of Representatives for Tohoku PR)[30]
Opinion polls
[edit]| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Sample size | Yoshihiko Noda |
Yukio Edano |
Kenta Izumi |
Harumi Yoshida |
Kenji Eda |
Sumio Mabuchi |
Chinami Nishimura |
Junya Ogawa |
Seiji Osaka |
Others | NOT/
UD/NA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–8 Sep 2024 | JNN | 1,011 | 30.9 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 7.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 |
| 6–8 Sep 2024 | NHK | 1,220 | 35.3 | 14.4 | 9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | – | – | – | – | 8.1 | 22.6 |
| 24–25 Aug 2024 | FNN | 1,017[b] | 20.1 | 16.4 | 6.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56.9 |
| 23–25 Aug 2024 | Yomiuri/NNN | 1,056 | 25 | 15 | 8 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | 43[c] |
| 15–16 Jun 2024 | Gunosy for Senkyo Dot Com | 1,000 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 4.1 | – | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 69.8 |
| 15–16 Jun 2024 | JX for Senkyo Dot Com | 984 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 11.4 | – | 2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 11.1 | 43.3 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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