As the state of emergency continued, the members of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party resigned or left the party because they had been in and out of restaurants until midnight, leading to a further decline in the approval rating of the Cabinet within the ruling party. , There is a growing sense of crisis that may affect the House of Representatives election.
Kiyohiko Toyama, a member of the House of Representatives of the Komeito Party, resigned on the 1st, saying that he had been in and out of the club in Ginza until midnight last month while the declaration of an emergency continued due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. , Three members of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party have left the party.
Regarding this, the ruling party has received the perception that "it is unavoidable to resign or leave the party due to inappropriate actions while calling on the people to refrain from doing so," leading to a further decline in the approval rating of the Cabinet, which hurt the administration. There are a lot of voices concerned about becoming.
In addition to the defeat of candidates recommended by the ruling party in the Yamagata prefectural governor's election last month and the Mayor's election in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the 31st of last month, 6 out of 22 incumbent LDP members in the Kitakyushu city council election. A person has lost a seat.
For this reason, there is a growing sense of crisis within the ruling party that this issue may affect the House of Representatives election held by autumn and the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July.
On the other hand, the opposition party pointed out that the series of election results was "a sign of dissatisfaction with the government's delay in responding to the new corona", and that the ruling party members resigned and left the party "a lot of money and slackness were revealed." The criticism is increasing and the policy is to pursue the responsibility of the administration.