Regarding the results of the two by-elections of the House of Councilors, which was voted on the 24th, Prime Minister Kishida said, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the confidence of the citizens of Yamaguchi Prefecture. I want to take it. "

In the two vacant elections of the House of Councilors, which became the first national election after the Kishida Cabinet was established, the former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councilors won overwhelmingly and maintained the seat in the Yamaguchi election district, while the Constitutional Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party held the seat in the Shizuoka election district. The recommended unaffiliated former member of the House of Councilors was elected, and the LDP lost its seat.



Regarding this, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the parliamentary dormitory in Tokyo on the morning of the 25th, "In Yamaguchi Prefecture, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the confidence of the citizens of the prefecture. On the other hand, it was a disappointing result for Shizuoka Prefecture. I would like to take your judgment seriously. "



Then, when the reporters asked about the cause of the defeat in the Shizuoka constituency, he said, "I think that the accumulation of various factors has resulted in these results. I would like to analyze it firmly."



He said about the House of Representatives election, which was about to be counted six days later, "It is also an election for the administration. I want to tighten my feelings."