Kyoto mayoral election, 2008
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Kyoto
held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP
with a margin of 951 votes . The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto
, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the JCP
Japanese Communist Party
The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
with a margin of 951 votes . The poll was to choose a successor to Yorikane Masumoto
Yorikane Masumoto
was the mayor of Kyoto, Kyoto in Japan. A graduate of Chuo University, he was first elected in February 1996. After finishing three full terms in office he did not run again in the 2008 mayoral election.- References :...
, who announced his resignation after serving three terms for a total 12 years in office
Candidates
- Daisaku Kadokawa, 57, former head of Kyoto Municipal Board of Education and supported by all major parties except the JCPJapanese Communist PartyThe Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
. - Kazuo Nakamura, 53, working as a lawyer and supported by the Japanese Communist PartyJapanese Communist PartyThe Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
- Shoei Murayama, 29, independent former member of the Kyoto municipal assembly
- Toshihiko Okada, 61, independent