Mr.Yoshihiko Noda was elected as the new leader of the Japan Democratic Party.

  Today, the election for the new leader of the Japan Democratic Party was held, and the financial minister, Yoshihiko Noda was elected and he will be the next prime minister of Japan. The numbers of votes for each candidate in the first vote were:
   Kaieda 143, Noda 102, Maehara 74, kano 52, mabuchi 24. So No one did not get the majority, so the run-off vote was held between Kaieda and Noda. This time, Noda got 215, and Kaieda 177, and Noda defeated Kaieda, the top runner in the first vote.