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.
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President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The president of the Liberal Democratic Party is the highest-ranking member within the Japanese conservative party, the Liberal Democratic Party. Due to the dominance of the LDP in Japanese politics, all except two have also been the prime minister of Japan. The current holder of the position is Fumio Kishida, who was elected to the position on 29 September 2021.
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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