2023-06-05 11:43:03
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-election Ota Ward electoral district (number of elected members: 2), which was voted on the 4th, is a former metropolitan assembly, independent Ai Mori (46) = Constitutional Democratic Party, communist support =, and Akihiro Suzuki of the Liberal Democratic Party. (60) has returned. Amid speculation of an early dissolution of the House of Representatives, parliamentarians from all parties cheered for the party, but in the end, the voter turnout was 25.33%, the second lowest in the district’s post-war elections. Even in such a situation, the candidate of the Japan Restoration Party was the runner-up, giving a glimpse of the strength of each camp. (Ko Fuseya, Chisato Miyake, Yasushi Inoue, Masutake Kato)
Ai Mori (left) holding a bouquet presented by a supporter
Mr. Mori, who was the top winner, left the regional political party “Tomin First no Kai” launched by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and ran for the mayor of Ota Ward in April, but was unsuccessful. This time, she used her local popularity as a weapon to receive the support of the Liminist and Communist Party, mainly through the “Citizens Union.” After being elected, Mr. Mori said, “We also received bipartisan support.
Mr. Akihiro Suzuki greets his supporters after making sure he wins
From the early stages of the election campaign, Diet members, including the incumbent minister, have been supporting the LDP’s Suzuki camp one after another. Mr. Suzuki seemed relieved to be elected, as there were concerns about the impact of the LDP and Komeito’s dissolution of election cooperation in Tokyo. A high-ranking official of the camp recalled, “The supporters from long ago gathered. I was reminded of the latent strength of the LDP.”
Mr. Hosoda (middle) of the Japan Restoration Party and Hirofumi Yanagase (right), a member of the House of Councilors, speaking about their defeat in the war.
The Meiji Restoration, which made great strides in the unified local elections in April, positioned this election as a “preliminary skirmish for the House of Representatives election” and fielded newcomer Sumiyo Hosoda (52). Representative Nobuyuki Baba and others seem to put in the effort to support, and in the low voter turnout, they closed to the LDP by 10,000 votes. House of Councilors member Hirofumi Yanagase, who was elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in Ota Ward, said, “We weren’t able to make it a point of contention in the election. We were weak because we didn’t have an organization.” .
Tokyominfa appointed a former ward assembly rookie on the recommendation of the People’s Democratic Party, and although Governor Koike was there to support him, he fell behind the Ishin candidate by a little less than 10,000 votes, finishing fourth.
◆ LDP executives sense of crisis after winning second place
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It was the first election since the LDP and Komeito ended their election cooperation in Tokyo, and it was a test of how far the LDP could fight without Komeito’s support. The fact that the LDP candidate won second place and the candidate supported by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and the Communist Party won the top spot can be said to be a continuation of the LDP’s declining trend that was seen in the unified local elections in April. Perhaps you have a sense of danger.
On the other hand, the candidate of the Japan Restoration Party, which has made great progress in the unified local elections and aims to replace the Rikmin as the main opposition party in the next House of Representatives election, was defeated in the third place. It was an election that had to be held at the hands of the party executives. I was worried about whether I could win in the single-seat constituency in Tokyo. Tactics and strategies will need to be revised.
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