Kyoto held a mayoral election on February 17, 2008. Daisaku Kadokawa narrowly won over a candidate backed by the

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with a margin of 951 votes. The poll was to choose a successor to

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, 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

. * 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

References

{{reflist Kyoto 2008 elections in Japan Mayoral elections in Japan February 2008 events in Japan Mayors of Kyoto