A presidential election was scheduled to be held on 20 September 2015 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 his re-election.
As no other candidates besides Abe received enough nominations to contest the position, Abe was declared re-elected on 8 September 2015 without a vote.
Candidate The presidential election was scheduled to be held on 20 September 2015. However, there were no candidates other than the incumbent Shinzo Abe. Abe was therefore declared re-elected without a vote on 8 September 2015.
In addition to Abe, Seiko Noda, a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party's General Affairs Council, expressed her willingness to run, but failed to attract 20 endorsements and announced on the announcement day that she would give up running.
Nominated Candidate(s) Date of birth Notable positions Party faction(s) District(s) Shinzo Abe President of the LDP Prime Minister Member of the House of Representatives Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai(Hosoda) Yamaguchi 4th
Expressed intention but did not have enough votes for nomination Seiko Noda.
Supporters Recommenders Party regulations require candidates to have the written support at least 20 Diet members, known as recommenders, to run.
Number of recommenders by factions CandidatesShinzo AbeBanchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo1Heisei Kenkyūkai3Ikōkai2Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai1Kōchikai2Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai4Shisuikai3Suigetsukai11No faction2
Results Abe was re-elected without a vote.
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