In this House of Councilors election, NHK conducted a questionnaire to all candidates.
When asked about the biggest issue in this election, nearly half of the candidates answered "economic measures", which was the largest number.
NHK conducted a survey of all candidates for the constituency and proportional representation of the Upper House election, and aggregated the results of 517 respondents as of 9 pm on the 22nd when the election was announced.
When asked what they think is the biggest issue in the Upper House election, he asked about seven themes.
▽ "Economic measures" 47%
▽ "Diplomatic and security" 18%
▽ "Evaluation of the government" 12% etc. have become.
By political party, "economic measures" were the most common among the eight political parties.
Of these, in the
▽ Reiwa Shinsengumi, all candidates answered "economic measures", and
▽ Constitutional Democratic Party
▽ Komeito
▽ Nippon Ishin no Kai
▽ National Democratic Party also occupied the majority.
On the other hand, the
Liberal Democratic Party, the
Communist
Party, and the NHK Party are divided into
"economic measures" and "diplomatic and security."
On the other hand,
the ▽ Social Democratic Party had the largest number of candidates who answered "constitutional amendment".
From this result, we can see the strategy of what each party has set as an issue in this election and is trying to appeal with priority.
Questionnaire results NHK special site "House of Councilors election 2022"
In this House of Councilors election, NHK conducted a "candidate questionnaire" for all 545 candidates in 45 constituencies and proportional representations nationwide.
The results can be viewed on the NHK special website "House of Councilors Election 2022" on the Internet.
In addition to confirming the candidate's thoughts on a wide range of policy themes, you can also use "Vote Match", which allows you to answer the same questions as the candidate and check the degree of agreement between your answer and each candidate's answer.
Please take a look.