The 26th House of Representatives election, which had issues such as measures against rising prices and diplomatic and security policies such as defense capabilities, reached the voting day on the 10th, and from 7:00 am, there were about 46,000 locations nationwide. Voting has begun at the polling place.
In this House of Councilors election, including the filling of vacancies in the Kanagawa constituency, there is a dispute over 125 seats, and 545 people are running for the constituency and proportional representation.
Voting began at 7:00 am at approximately 46,000 polling stations nationwide, with the exception of some areas, such as remote islands, where early voting was held by the 9th.
On the other hand, the number of people who voted "early" by the 8th was 16.12 million, which is 15.29% of all voters, which is about 1.95 million more than the same time of the previous Upper House election three years ago. ..
In the election contest, in addition to the evaluation of the Kishida administration, measures against rising prices in response to the situation in Ukraine and diplomatic and security policies such as the state of defense power became issues.
The focus will be on whether the LDP and Komeito can maintain a stable government base, or whether the opposition can create a foothold for a reversal offensive.
In addition, whether the four parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komei 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 for the amendment by combining the non-elected seats. The focus.
Voting is closed at 8 pm except for some polling stations and will be counted on the same day.
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications "I am anxious to exercise one valuable vote."
On the polling day of the Upper House election, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko said, "We hope that voters will fully understand the significance of this Upper House election, participate in the voting, and carefully exercise one valuable vote. I announced a discourse saying "I will."
NHK ballot counting bulletin starts at 7:55 tonight
NHK will broadcast the breaking news of the Upper House election on general TV and radio 1st FM broadcast from 7:55 tonight.
In addition, the results of exit polls for all constituencies, winners / winners, and the latest ballot counting status will be posted on the special website on the Internet.
NHK House of Councilors Election 2022 Special Site
You can also see it on "NHK Plus", "NHK News / Disaster Prevention App", and data broadcasting.