Incumbent who is willing to restart the nuclear power plant is elected in Kariwa Village, Kashiwazaki City, Niigata November 16, 12:04
In Kashiwazaki City and Kariwa Village, Niigata Prefecture, where the TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station is located, a mayoral election and a village mayoral election were held on the 15th, and incumbents who are willing to restart were elected.
Of these, the incumbent Masahiro Sakurai, who conditionally allows the restart of the nuclear power plant, won the mayoral election in Kashiwazaki City for the second time, beating Masamichi Kondo, a former member of the House of Councilors who opposes the restart.
Mr. Sakurai said about the response to the restart, "I think that the citizens understood my thoughts. In the future, I would like to hear the opinions of the city council and watch the decisions of Governor Hanazumi and the prefectural council."
Also, in the Kariwa village mayoral election, the incumbent Hiroo Shinada, who allows the restart, was the sixth to win the election.
Regarding Unit 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, TEPCO has submitted a plan to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to put it into commercial operation in June next year, but the consent of the local government is required for restarting, and there are two Following the results of the election, the decision of Governor Hanazumi will be the focus from now on.