Areas subject to Komei 'Declaration' urged postponement of election to submit bill, 14:56 on April 10
Following the `` Declaration of Emergency '' based on the Act on Special Measures for Countermeasures against the New Coronavirus, the Komeito Party said that local elections scheduled in the target area should be postponed, and thought that they would work with each party to submit necessary bills. I showed it again.
Following the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, "Emergency Declaration" was issued in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka based on the Special Measures Law, and the government will add Aichi and others to the target. It is a policy to consider whether.
Under these circumstances, a representative from the Komeito party at the General Assembly of the Upper House of Councilors at the party's House of Councilors meeting said, "Can voters go to polling places in the target area without fear of infection. It is important to seriously consider whether imposing democracy is in line with democracy. It is important to indicate the direction before May in preparation for the future. "
In a press conference, Secretary-General Saito said, "The area and period in which the declaration is issued may expand. If the target local government wishes to postpone the election, a system will be prepared to enable the election. It's important to keep this in mind. "