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Sanae Takaichi Elected LDP President After Runoff, Poised To Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Leading a party without a parliamentary majority, she will name a new executive team to court partners ahead of an expected mid-October Diet vote for prime minister.

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Overview

  • Takaichi won a second-round runoff over Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi after no candidate secured a majority in the first ballot.
  • First-round totals were Takaichi 183, Koizumi 164, Yoshimasa Hayashi 134, Takayuki Kobayashi 59, and Toshimitsu Motegi 49.
  • She is widely expected to be nominated as the 104th prime minister at an extraordinary Diet session anticipated around October 15.
  • Her party leadership term runs through September 2027, corresponding to outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s remaining tenure.
  • Takaichi signaled immediate personnel moves, including naming a new secretary-general, as the LDP seeks partners to stabilize governance from a minority position in both chambers.