The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election will be held on June 25th and July 4th.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission held a regular meeting on the 27th to discuss the election schedule for members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, whose term will expire on July 22nd.
As a result, we decided to count the votes on the same day with the notification on June 25th and the voting on July 4th.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has 127 seats, and the current composition is:
▽ Tomin First no Kai 48
▽ Liberal Democratic Party 26
▽ Komeito
Party
23
▽ Communist Party 18
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party 5
▽ Tokyo Mirai 3
▽ Consumer Network 1
▽ Freedom The Defending Society is 1
▽ The Tokyo Restoration Society is 1
▽ The vacancy is 1.
Each party plans to prepare for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in the same manner as the national election, with a view to the time of the House of Representatives election, which will expire in October.
Chairman of the Metropolitan Election Commission "Sufficient measures are required as the infection spreads."
Following the decision on the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election schedule, Masaaki Sawano, chairman of the Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission, made a comment.
Chairman Sawano said, "This is a very important election to decide the future of the metropolitan government. Currently, a state of emergency has been issued due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and sufficient measures are required. Also, the Olympic Games It will be held just before the national event called the Paralympics. Based on this, we will steadily proceed with preparations while fully coordinating with the ward, city, town, and village election administration committee. We will cast an important vote for voters. I ask you to have it. "