Senate Saitama constituency supplementary election today notice Oct. 10 8:08

The substitute election of the House of Councilors Saitama constituency, which will be the first national election after the House of Councilor election in July, will be announced on the 10th.

Mr. Kiyoji Ueda (71), who has been a nominee for the supplementary election of the House of Councilors Saitama constituency, has served as governor of Saitama Prefecture for four quarters until August. Mr. Takashi Tachibana (52), the head of the “Party to Protect the People from NHK” and Member of the House of Councilors.

This election will be held when Governor Ohno of Saitama Prefecture resigned as a member of the House of Councilors to run for the governor election in August.

Looking at the response of each political party, the ruling party on the ruling party side said that Ueda showed positive thoughts on the constitutional amendment, the LDP has forgotten the candidate's support, and the Komeito Party headquarters is a de facto voluntary vote .

On the opposition side, local organizations of the Constitutional Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party substantially support Mr. Ueda, while the Communist Party and others have decided to vote independently.

Notification of candidacy will be accepted at Saitama Prefectural Office from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on the 10th.

The election day for the supplementary election in the House of Councilors Saitama constituency will be counted on the 27th of this month.