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2008 Kyoto mayoral election

2008 Kyoto mayoral election

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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.[1] 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

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Candidates

  • Daisaku Kadokawa, 57, former head of Kyoto Municipal Board of Education and supported by all major parties except the JCP.
  • Kazuo Nakamura, 53, working as a lawyer and supported by the Japanese Communist Party
  • Shoei Murayama, 29, independent former member of the Kyoto municipal assembly
  • Toshihiko Okada, 61, independent

Results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Kadokawa narrowly wins Kyoto mayoral race". Daily Yomiuri. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.
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