Tokyo Governor's Election Liberal Democratic Republic's own candidate selection full-fledged new year selection December 23 16:14
Following the Tokyo governor's election in July next year, the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo Federation held a meeting, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government executives renewed their policy of supporting their own candidates without supporting Governor Koike's candidate. It was reported that the selection would be in full swing.
With the expiration of Governor Koike's term, the governor's election in Tokyo will be voted on July 5, next year.
Last week, Prime Minister Abe met with the LDP Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party at the Prime Minister's office on the 17th, and according to the attendees, it was said that there was no candidate that could win Governor Koike, depending on the attendees. .
Under these circumstances, the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo Federation held a meeting with members of parliament and metropolitan parliament members who belong to the party headquarters on the 23rd, and executives of the metropolitan government set up a candidate selection committee for the Tokyo governor's election. He explained that discussions were underway.
He said, `` Even if the current governor expresses his intention to continue, he will stand for the candidate as 'the current metropolitan government does not deserve the trust of the people'. '' In principle, he reiterated its policy of supporting its own candidates in principle, and reported that full-scale selection would begin at the beginning of the new year.
After the meeting, Naoki Takashima, Secretary-General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, told reporters, "Several names have been raised, including self-nominations and other nominations. I would like to proceed quietly while consulting with the selection committee members, including those who can provide it. Naturally, the party's headquarters will also have various understandings based on the intentions of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "