Regarding the ``10 increase and 10 decrease'' of single-seat constituencies in the House of Representatives, the Liberal Democratic Party has selected branch leaders who will be official candidates for the next House of Representatives election in 72 electoral districts, which is about half of the 15 electoral districts in the target prefectures. Decided.
In order to correct the so-called one-vote disparity, the revised law to increase the number of single-seat constituencies in the House of Representatives by 10 and decrease by 10 will go into effect on the 28th of next week, and the new divisions will be applied from the House of Representatives election announced after that. will be
Based on this, the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting on the 23rd with Secretary-General Motegi and Election Committee Chairman Moriyama, and among the 134 electoral districts in 15 prefectures subject to "10 increase by 10", 72 electoral districts, which is about half decided on the branch chiefs who will be official candidates for the next House of Representatives election.
On the other hand, elections were postponed in the remaining 62 electoral districts, and in Miyagi, Shiga, Wakayama, Yamaguchi, and Nagasaki, elections were postponed until next year in all electoral districts.
In a statement jointly announced by Secretary-General Motegi and Election Committee Chairman Moriyama, ``As for members who have been defeated in single-seat constituencies in past House of Representatives elections and have been re-elected many times through proportional representation, they will not be able to participate in the next House of Representatives election. We decided to ask for further efforts from the perspective of winning, and decided to postpone the selection this time."
In the LDP, the party headquarters will start full-scale coordination in the future for electoral districts where the number of electoral districts is decreasing and it is difficult to coordinate branch chiefs in local organizations, and electoral districts where electoral districts are increasing and new branch chiefs are needed. , I want to make a decision by next spring's unified local elections.
Moriyama Election Committee Chairman ``Exploring how to appoint, we will reach the goal within the next month''
Moriyama, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's election campaign committee, told reporters, ``There were reports from 87 local organizations, but lawmakers who were reinstated through proportional representation two times in a row were not elected this time from the perspective of winning the general election. While searching for a way to make appointments that everyone can understand, it is important to reach as far as possible within the next month."
Regarding coordination with New Komeito, he said, ``Since a coalition government is very important, it is important to create a framework that allows each other to achieve 120% election cooperation.''