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OfficePrime Minister
HonorificPrime Minister - Abbr: PM
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 27, 2024 - 06:00pm Central
Polls Close October 27, 2024 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start October 27, 2024 - 04:00am
Term End October 01, 2028 - 04:00am
ContributorIndyGeorgia
Last ModifiedE Pluribus Unum May 04, 2025 01:25am
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Description The new prime minister was elected by 291 of 461 votes in the lower house and 143 of 242 votes in the upper house at the opening of an extraordinary session of both bodies
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Investiture was held after around 5:40 pm Japan time [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democratic Won09/30/2024
NameShigeru Ishiba Votes1 (100.00%)
Term10/01/2024 - 10/01/2029 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/01/2024 10/27/2024
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Shigeru Ishiba 1 ----1
Leaning Call: Shigeru Ishiba (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Shigeru Ishiba (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) PM Shigeru Ishiba Party Leader Yoshihiko Noda MP Nobuyuki Baba MP Yuichiro Tamaki MP Keiichi Ishii Tarō Yamamoto Tomoko Tamura
PartyLiberal Democratic Constitutional Democratic Nippon Ishin no Kai Democratic Party for the People Komeito Reiwa Shinsengumi Japanese Communist
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Uncertified Votes 191 (42.54%) 148 (32.96%) 38 (8.46%) 28 (6.24%) 24 (5.35%) 9 (2.00%) 8 (1.78%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -43 (-9.58%) -153 (-34.08%) -163 (-36.30%) -167 (-37.19%) -182 (-40.53%) -183 (-40.76%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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JIP Seiji Maehara 🔗
LBR Old LW
I E Pluribus Unum
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Sohei Kamiya Sen. Mizuho Fukushima  
PartySanseitō Social Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 3 (0.67%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin-188 (-41.87%) -191 (-42.54%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date -- --  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Seiji Maehara (ARFE)
Oct 03, 2024

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LBR:1802Old LW ( 596.3823 points)
Sun, October 27, 2024 05:06:23 AM UTC0:00
It looks very much like the LDP will lose its majority and may not even be able to govern with Komeito. Ishin has already ruled out working with them... Should be very interesting...
 
I:9951E Pluribus Unum ( -228.6384 points)
Sun, October 27, 2024 06:24:27 AM UTC0:00
With the LDP falling, someone else will rise.....