Kenji Nakanishi, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party who submitted a request to resign as a member of the House of Representatives, was allowed to resign at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 8th in order to run for the House of Representatives election this month.
On the 6th, Liberal Democratic Party member Kenji Nakanishi submitted a request for resignation to the chairman of the House of Councilors Shandong.
Then, at the House of Councilors plenary session on the 8th, Mr. Nakanishi's resignation was unanimously approved.
Mr. Nakanishi is 57 years old after being elected twice in the Kanagawa constituency of the House of Councilors.
He has served as Deputy Minister of Finance and Chairman of the House of Councilors Finance and Finance Committee.
Former Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Okonogi will run for the Mayor of Yokohama election in August, following the resignation of a member of the House of Representatives from the Kanagawa 3rd district of the House of Representatives where Mr. Okonogi was elected. is.
Due to Mr. Nakanishi's resignation, the Kanagawa constituency of the House of Councilors will have one vacancy, but due to the provisions of the Public Offices Election Law, by-elections will not be held in the Kanagawa constituency of the House of Councilors.