In the mayoral election in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, where the response to the deployment of the Ground Self-Defense Force was an issue, Yoshitaka Nakayama, who was incumbent recommended by the LDP and Komeito, suppressed the newcomers supported by All Okinawa, who supports Governor Tamagusuku. I won the 4th time.
It is the ballot counting result of the Ishigaki mayoral election.
▽ Yoshitaka Nakayama, independent, current.
Winning.
14,761 votes.
▽ Yoshiyuki Tohban, independent, new.
12,307 votes.
Mr. Nakayama, who is incumbent recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party, won the election for the fourth time, overtaking Mr. Tohita, a former Ishigaki city council member supported by All Okinawa, which supports Governor Tamaki.
Mr. Nakayama is 54 years old.
After serving as a member of the Ishigaki City Council, he was elected for the first time in the 2010 mayoral election, and has served as the mayor for the third term and 12 years.
In the election campaign, Mr. Nakayama said that the mayor would propose a referendum to ask the pros and cons of the deployment of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the city scheduled by the end of March next year. The mayor's proposal showed an idea that he would not do.
Mr. Nakayama said, "We are in a position of accepting the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces, and we will cooperate with the progress of the project while asking the Ministry of Defense to give consideration to the citizens."
Also, in Okinawa, a prefectural governor's election is scheduled for the expiration of the term of office in September, and Mr. Nakayama said, "I think this victory has created a flow toward the prefectural governor's election."
Secretary General Mogi of the Liberal Democratic Party said, "It was a winning streak following the Nago mayoral election and the Nanjo mayoral election, and it was a big momentum for the future upper house election and the Okinawa prefectural governor's election. I would like you to do your best to promote the promotion measures. "