2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election

A leadership election was held on 20 September 2018 to elect the next president of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan for a new 3-year term. Incumbent president Shinzo Abe was running for re-election after a rule change in 2017 that allowed him to run for a third term.

2018 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
20 September 2018
 
Candidate Shinzo Abe Shigeru Ishiba
Leader's seat Yamaguchi-4th Tottori-1st
LDP MPs 329 (81.8%) 73 (18.2%)
Party members 224 (55.3%) 181 (44.7%)
Total 553 (68.5%) 254 (31.5%)
Election results
President before election

Shinzo Abe

 Elected President

Shinzo Abe

Abe's victory effectively hands him three more years as prime minister, giving him the chance of breaking the record for the nation's longest-serving prime ministership held by Taro Katsura, a revered politician who served three times between 1901 and 1913. Abe stayed in office through 21 November 2019, which equals 2,886 days marked by Katsura. He also served the longest uninterrupted term by 24 August 2020, ahead of Eisaku Satō's 2,797 days. He resigned on 28 August 2020 due to health concerns.

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