Seiko Noda, acting secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, erroneously posted on her Twitter account calling for a vote for the Liberal Democratic Party candidate on the day of the election on the 25th of the day of the election over the re-election of the Hiroshima constituency of the House of Councilors. Announced a comment to apologize as.
Regarding the re-election of the Hiroshima constituency of the House of Councilors, which was voted on the 25th, Seiko Noda, acting secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, posted a comment calling for a vote for the Liberal Democratic Party candidate on her own Twitter before dawn on the day of the election.
The post was subsequently deleted, but under the Public Offices Election Act, election campaigns, including on the Internet, are limited to the election period up to the day before the election day, and after midnight on the election day. It is forbidden to call for votes on candidates, such as on Twitter.
Regarding this, Mr. Noda announced a comment on the afternoon of the 26th, saying, "It turned out that the secretary accidentally posted it in the early hours across the day, and another secretary who noticed it deleted it early in the morning." explained.
On top of that, he said, "I am deeply sorry for the misunderstandings and worries of many people. I would like to apologize to all concerned and take even more precautions to prevent the same thing from happening in the future."