Following discussions on election cooperation between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party for the upper house election in the summer, Prime Minister Kishida, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, has been nominated as a candidate for five election districts such as Hyogo and Fukuoka, which the Komeito Party holds. I handed over the recommendation certificate.
Coordination has been difficult since January regarding the election cooperation between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party, but after the party leaders' meeting on the 10th of this month, the two parties agreed again to make recommendations to each other, and the Liberal Democratic Party announced. Last week, the Komeito officially decided to recommend nominations in the five constituencies of Saitama, Kanagawa, Aichi, Hyogo, and Fukuoka, where the candidates are supported.
In response to this, on the afternoon of the 25th, Prime Minister Kishida, who attended the G7 = summit of seven major countries at the LDP headquarters and returned from Belgium, handed a recommendation certificate to each of the five prospective candidates of the Komeito Party. ..
Then, Prime Minister Kishida encouraged, "Cooperation between the two parties has taken another step forward. We will firmly support you."
After that, Komeito representative Yamaguchi, who was present, emphasized to reporters, "We would like to build a stable government base by making mutual election cooperation fruitful," and regarding the recommendation to the LDP candidate. "We would like to discuss with local organizations and do what is in place promptly. We would like to accelerate it one by one."