The 2018
Democratic Party for the People leadership election was held on 4 September 2018. It was the party's first leadership election since its formation in May 2018 from the merger of the
Democratic Party and the majority faction of
Kibō no Tō. The race was held to choose a successor to interim leaders
Yuichiro Tamaki and
Kohei Otsuka. The elected leader was slated to serve a 3-year term.[1]
Interim co-leader Tamaki won the leadership election by a large margin against Representative
Keisuke Tsumura.[2]
The 2018
Democratic Party for the People leadership election was held on 4 September 2018. It was the party's first leadership election since its formation in May 2018 from the merger of the
Democratic Party and the majority faction of
Kibō no Tō. The race was held to choose a successor to interim leaders
Yuichiro Tamaki and
Kohei Otsuka. The elected leader was slated to serve a 3-year term.[1]
Interim co-leader Tamaki won the leadership election by a large margin against Representative
Keisuke Tsumura.[2]