Referendum to ask pros and cons of "Osaka Metropolis Plan" announced Next month 1st October 12th 11:54
A referendum was announced asking for the pros and cons of the so-called "Osaka Metropolis Plan," which abolishes the current city of Osaka and reorganizes it into four special wards, and there is a debate between pros and cons toward the election day on the 1st of next month. It began.
Five years later, the so-called "Osaka Metropolis Plan" abolished the ordinance-designated city of Osaka on January 1, 1945, and like the 23 wards of Tokyo, "Yodogawa Ward," "Kita Ward," and "Chuo." The plan is to reorganize into four special wards, "ward" and "Tennoji ward".
A referendum on the pros and cons was announced to more than 2.2 million voters in Osaka, and pros and cons called for support on the streets.
Mayor Matsui of Osaka City, who is the representative of the Osaka Restoration Association that promotes the "city plan," said, "The biggest negative for Osaka citizens is the conflict between the prefecture and the city. A
system to cut this from the root Let's say goodbye to the future eternity and dual administration. Let's create Osaka, which is recognized in the world as a big city along with Tokyo. "
Kitano, the secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Osaka City Council, who opposes the "city plan," said, "When you think about the decline in resident services, this referendum should be a no-judgment. Osaka City will come from Japan. I would like to call on you seriously and honestly so that it will not disappear from the earth and history. "
The result of the referendum is legally binding, and regardless of the turnout, if the approval exceeds the opposition, it will be passed, and the abolition of Osaka City and the establishment of a special ward will be decided.
On the other hand, if the opposition exceeds the approval or the number is the same, it will be rejected and the current city of Osaka will continue to exist.
Five years ago, in May 2015, a referendum was held on the idea of reorganizing into five special wards, and the majority of the opposition was raised. I have stated.
This time, among the major political parties of the Osaka Prefectural Assembly and the Osaka City Council, in addition to the Osaka Restoration Association, the Komeito, which opposed the previous time, is in favor.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party have been opposed to the previous one, and the efforts of the pros and cons are expected to be active toward the election day on the 1st of next month.