2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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The 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election was an internal party contest in which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secured another term as LDP president, effectively extending his tenure as Japan’s leader.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election canonical | 2 |
| 2018 LDP leadership election | 1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential elections | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election Context triple: [2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, precededBy, 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election]
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2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election was the internal party contest in Japan that resulted in Fumio Kishida becoming leader of the LDP and subsequently prime minister.
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Komeito
Komeito is a Japanese political party known for its centrist, pacifist, and Buddhist-influenced platform and its long-standing role as a junior partner in national coalition governments.
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Fumio Kishida
Fumio Kishida is a Japanese politician and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party who serves as the Prime Minister of Japan.
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Yoshihide Suga
Yoshihide Suga is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021, succeeding Shinzo Abe and leading the country through the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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E.
Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
The Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party is a traditionally moderate, policy-focused group within Japan’s ruling party, historically associated with dovish diplomacy and technocratic economic management.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election Target entity description: The 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election was an internal party contest in which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secured another term as LDP president, effectively extending his tenure as Japan’s leader.
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A.
2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election was the internal party contest in Japan that resulted in Fumio Kishida becoming leader of the LDP and subsequently prime minister.
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B.
Komeito
Komeito is a Japanese political party known for its centrist, pacifist, and Buddhist-influenced platform and its long-standing role as a junior partner in national coalition governments.
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C.
Fumio Kishida
Fumio Kishida is a Japanese politician and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party who serves as the Prime Minister of Japan.
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Yoshihide Suga
Yoshihide Suga is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021, succeeding Shinzo Abe and leading the country through the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party
The Kochikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party is a traditionally moderate, policy-focused group within Japan’s ruling party, historically associated with dovish diplomacy and technocratic economic management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internal party election
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political party leadership election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 2018 LDP leadership election ⓘ |
| candidate |
Shigeru Ishiba
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Shinzo Abe ⓘ |
| context | Abe’s bid for a third consecutive term as LDP president ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electedOffice | President of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Shinzo Abe ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaignMaterials | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
constitutional revision debate
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continuation of Abenomics economic policies ⓘ |
| mainOpponent | Shigeru Ishiba ⓘ |
| mainOpponentOf | Shinzo Abe ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2021 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election ⓘ |
| officeContestedHeldBy | Prime Minister of Japan (through LDP majority in the Diet) ⓘ |
| officeholderAfterElection | Shinzo Abe ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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linked to:
Liberal Democratic Party
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| partOf | Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential elections ⓘ |
| politicalPartyOfWinner |
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
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linked to:
Liberal Democratic Party
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| previousElection | 2015 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Shinzo Abe re-elected as LDP president
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extension of Shinzo Abe’s tenure as Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| significance | secured Abe’s position as Japan’s longest-serving prime minister ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Tokyo ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 2018-09-20 ⓘ |
| typeOfVoters |
LDP Diet members
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rank-and-file LDP party members ⓘ |
| votingSystem | two-round vote of LDP Diet members and party members ⓘ |
| winner | Shinzo Abe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election Description of subject: The 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election was an internal party contest in which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe secured another term as LDP president, effectively extending his tenure as Japan’s leader.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
2021 Liberal Democratic Party leadership election
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precededBy
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2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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alsoKnownAs
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2018 LDP leadership election
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linked to: 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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partOf
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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) presidential elections
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linked to: 2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
2015 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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followedBy
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2018 Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership election
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