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OfficePrime Minister
HonorificPrime Minister - Abbr: PM
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 30, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 30, 1998 - 10:00am Central
Term Start July 30, 1998 - 12:00pm
Term End April 05, 2000 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie September 28, 2008 06:56pm
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Description Prime Minister Hashimoto resigned to take responsibility for the LDP's loss in the 1998 upper house elections. His successor as LDP leader, Keizo Obuchi, won the lower house vote 268-164 but lost the upper house vote in a runoff. Obuchi led Naoto Kan 103-98 after the first round of voting in the upper house, but a runoff saw virtually a full shift of support from losing candidates to Kan, giving him a 142-103 victory.

The Japanese constitution states that if both houses are split as to who to elect prime minister, the wishes of the lower house must be respected.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democratic Won11/07/1996
NameRyutaro Hashimoto Votes262 (63.29%)
Term11/07/1996 - 07/30/1998 Margin110 (+26.57%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLiberal Democratic Won04/05/2000
NameYoshiro Mori Votes472 (77.38%)
Term04/05/2000 - 07/04/2000 Margin377 (+61.80%)
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Name Party Leader Keizo Obuchi Party Leader Naoto Kan Takenori Kanzaki Party Leader Takako Doi Tatsuo Ozawa Invalid Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura
PartyLiberal Democratic Democratic Party of Japan Komeito Social Democratic Reformers Network Party Independent Sakigake
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Uncertified Votes 371 (48.62%) 306 (40.11%) 37 (4.85%) 27 (3.54%) 12 (1.57%) 5 (0.66%) 5 (0.66%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -65 (-8.52%) -334 (-43.77%) -344 (-45.09%) -359 (-47.05%) -366 (-47.97%) -366 (-47.97%)
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