At the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in July, the LDP and the Komeito agreed to cooperate in the election, and the LDP candidates will be supported in the constituencies where the Komeito does not compete.
The Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Komeito's Tokyo Headquarters held a press conference on the 26th, and announced that they had agreed to cooperate in the election for the members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in July.
Specifically, the Komeito will support LDP candidates in non-competitive constituencies that do not support them.
In the last election four years ago, the Tomin First no Kai, led by Governor Koike, cooperated with the Komeito Party and became the first party in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, while the Liberal Democratic Party, which was the first party, had less than half the seats before the election. I lost a lot.
In addition, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party have confirmed that they will cooperate in the election of the House of Representatives, which will expire in October, and will proceed with discussions on specific details in the future.
"I am convinced that this cooperation is also important for the ruling party in national affairs. I would like to promote policies for the citizens of Tokyo," said Kamoshita, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Tokyo.
Takagi, the representative of the Komeito Tokyo Headquarters, said, "I would like to cooperate in various issues such as countermeasures against the new coronavirus in both metropolitan and national affairs from the perspective of protecting the lives of the people."