With the death of former Prime Minister Abe, a by-election will be held in the Yamaguchi 4th district of the House of Representatives.
According to the Public Offices Election Law, if there is a vacancy by September 15, a by-election will be held on the fourth Sunday of October.
However, the Supreme Court is still in the House of Representatives election last October over the so-called "one-vote gap," and by-elections cannot be held until this ruling is finalized. ..
Therefore, if the decision is finalized after September 16, the by-elections will be held after April next year.
On the other hand, the government plans to submit a bill to review the district division to the extraordinary Diet in autumn, such as reducing the number of single-member constituencies in Yamaguchi Prefecture from 4 to 3, but even if it is passed. , It is expected that it will be applied from the next House of Representatives election, and the by-elections will be held in the current constituency.