Toru Miki, a member of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned on the 13th to run for the Tokushima governor election in April this year.
On the morning of the 13th, Mr. Toru Miki, a member of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party and elected as a proportional representative, submitted a request for resignation to the chairman of the House of Councilors Otsuji and was permitted.
Mr. Miki has announced his intention to run as an independent candidate in the Tokushima gubernatorial election in April.
Miki told reporters in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 13th, "I decided to participate in the gubernatorial election because I want to help push the prefectural government forward in order to move the stagnant Tokushima prefecture forward. I will do my best." I was.
In the Tokushima gubernatorial election, former prefectural assembly member Taiji Kishimoto and former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Masazumi Gotoda have each announced their candidacy as independent candidates.
On the other hand, Governor Iizumi has not disclosed whether he will run for office so far.
With Miki's resignation, Masafumi Tanaka is expected to be elected from the Liberal Democratic Party's roster of proportional representation.