China News Service, October 25. According to Kyodo News, the by-election for the Shizuoka and Yamaguchi Senate districts of the Japanese Senate will be voted on on the 24th. This is the first state election since the establishment of the Kishida government.
In Shizuoka, the non-party newcomer and former county councilor Yamazaki Shinosuke (40 years old, recommended by the Constitutional Democracy and the National Democratic Party) was elected for the first time.
In Yamaguchi, the former member of the Liberal Democratic Party and former economic and industrial administrative officer Nobuo Kitamura (66 years old, recommended by the Komeito), who was previously elected on a proportional basis, was elected for the third time.
The report pointed out that the two electoral districts held by-elections due to the resignation of Liberal Democratic Party members, which was regarded as an outpost in the House of Representatives election where the votes were counted on the 31st.
The result of the by-election will have an impact on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is striving to boost morale through the two cities, and it is bound to have an impact.
Data map: On October 4, local time, Fumio Kishida, President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, was elected as the 100th Prime Minister after being named by the prime minister in the plenary session of the House of Representatives.
The picture shows Fumio Kishida (middle) standing up to thank him.
According to reports, during the election campaign, how to evaluate the government's new crown countermeasures and economic stimulus policies has become the main point of contention.
During the fierce confrontation in Shizuoka, Kishida went to the local area twice during the election.
Opposition party cadres also did their best. On the 22nd, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Yukio Edano and Yuichiro Tamaki, the leader of the Kuomintang, collaborated with Yuko Yoshino, chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Japan, to deliver street speeches in Shizuoka City, urging to change the political status quo.
On the evening of the 24th, Endo Toshiaki, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s election countermeasures, told reporters at the party headquarters on the results of the two by-elections: “We will once again work together with all those who participated in the House of Representatives election, and unite with President Kishida as the center.” The Komei Party election was right. Chairman Nishida Minorito made a statement on the failure of the Shizuoka constituency, saying: "We will analyze the cause of the failure and reinvigorate the House of Representatives election."
Limin Secretary-General Tetsuro Fukuyama said in an interview after his victory in the Shizuoka constituency: “This is a manifestation of more and more people’s disappointment with the Prime Minister. Facing the House of Representatives election, morale has been boosted.” Kuomintang leader Tamaki said, “This is meaningful. Victory".