The 26th House of Councilors election has begun, and the leaders of each party are planning to start full-scale activities to expand support, such as giving speeches in various places on the 23rd.

The 26th House of Councilors election was announced on the 22nd, and a total of 545 people ran for ▽ 45 constituencies nationwide with 367 people for 75 capacity and ▽ 178 people for proportional representation with 50 capacity.



By political party, the


Liberal Democratic Party has 49 people in the constituency and 33 people in the proportional representation, for a total of 82 people.



▽ The Constitutional Democratic Party has 31 people in the constituency and 20 people in the proportional representation, totaling 51 people.



▽ Komeito has 7 people in the constituency and 17 people in the proportional representation, totaling 24 people.



▽ The Nippon Ishin no Kai has 20 people in the constituency and 26 people in the proportional representation, for a total of 46 people.



▽ The Democratic Party for the People has 13 people in the constituency and 9 people in the proportional representation, 22 people in total.



▽ The Communist Party has 33 people in the constituency and 25 people in the proportional representation, totaling 58 people.



▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi has a total of 14 people, 5 in the constituency and 9 in the proportional representation.



▽ The Social Democratic Party has 4 constituencies and 8 proportional representations, for a total of 12 people.



▽ The NHK party has 73 people in the constituency and 9 people in the proportional representation, totaling 82 people.



▽ First no Kai is one person in the constituency.



▽ Ishin Seito Party ・ Shinfu has 9 people in the constituency and 1 person in the proportional representation, 10 people in total.



▽ Happiness Realization Party has 11 people in the constituency and 1 person in the proportional representation, 12 people in total.



▽ The burdock party has 11 proportional representatives.



▽ There are 50 members in total, including 45 members in the constituency and 5 members in the proportional representation.



▽ The new party Kumori has 8 people in the constituency and 2 people in the proportional representation, totaling 10 people.



▽ The Japan First Party has 8 people in the constituency and 2 people in the proportional representation, totaling 10 people.



▽ There are 15 people in the constituency.



▽ There are 35 independents in the constituency.


It has become.



Of these, 181 were women, 33% of all candidates, and the number and percentage were both record highs.



In this House of Councilors election, including the filling of vacancies in the Kanagawa constituency, there will be a dispute over 125 seats, and whether the LDP and Komeito can maintain a stable government base, or the opposition party can create a foothold for a reversal offensive. Is the focus.



In addition, whether the two parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, the Nippon Ishin no Kai, and the Democratic Party for the People, who are willing to amend the Constitution, will secure two-thirds of the seats required to propose the amendment by combining the non-elected seats. Will also be the focus.



The leaders of each party are planning to start full-scale activities to expand their support toward the polling day of next month, such as giving speeches in various places, considering that early voting will start on the 23rd.