2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election

The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election was held on 29 September 2021 to elect the next President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan. Kishida was elected to lead the party, and assumed the premiership on 4 October. He led the party into the 2021 Japanese general election.

2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
29 September 2021
 
Candidate Fumio Kishida Taro Kono
Leader's seat Rep for
Hiroshima-1st		 Rep for
Kanagawa-15th
First round 256 (33.6%) 255 (33.4%)
Runoff 257 (60.2%) 170 (39.8%)
 
Candidate Sanae Takaichi Seiko Noda
Leader's seat Rep for
Nara-2nd		 Rep for
Gifu-1st
First round 188 (24.6%) 63 (8.2%)
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
President before election

Yoshihide Suga

 Elected President

Fumio Kishida

President of the LDP and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on 3 September that he would not run for his re-election, amid low approval ratings and media reports of dissension within the party. Suga was initially elected President of the LDP in 2020 to serve the rest of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's third and final term after Abe resigned in August 2020 due to health issues.

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida won the election in a second round runoff, defeating opponent Taro Kono, the incumbent Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform. Kishida's victory was driven by strong support among LDP Diet members, while Kono led polling prior to the election and won the most votes from dues-paying party members. Kishida was confirmed by the Diet as Japan's 100th Prime Minister on 4 October 2021.

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