The House of Councilors Saitama constituency substitute election Mr. Kiyoji Ueda announced the candidacy September 20 18:30
The former Saitama prefectural governor, Kiyoji Ueda, has officially announced that he will stand as a non-affiliated candidate for the supplementary election of the House of Councilors Saitama constituency to be held next month.
Mr. Ueda held a press conference at the Saitama prefectural government office on the 20th. I decided to stand up with a firm voice, ”and officially announced that I would stand as a non-participant in the alternate election of the House of Councilors Saitama constituency to be held next month.
This supplementary election was due to Governor Ohno in Saitama resigning as a member of the House of Councilors in order to run for the governor's election last month.
Ueda is 71 years old from Fukuoka Prefecture. After serving as a member of the House of Representatives in the former Democratic Party for three terms, from 2003 until last month, he served as governor of Saitama Prefecture for the 16th term.
Mr. Ueda fully supported Governor Ohno, who was supported by the 4 opposition parties in the Saitama governor election last month, which became a de facto ruling and opposition party confrontation. .
The substitute election of the House of Councilors Saitama constituency will be announced on the 10th of next month and will be voted on the 27th.