Unified local elections Voting in the first half of the 9th Gubernatorial election, prefectural assembly election, etc.

The unified local elections will be held on the 9th, and voting will be held in the first half of the gubernatorial election and the prefectural assembly election. Each candidate and party took to the streets to make a final appeal to voters.

The unified local elections, which are held once every four years, will be held on September 4 for gubernatorial elections in nine prefectures, mayoral elections for six ordinance-designated cities, elections for prefectural assemblies in 9 prefectures, and municipal elections for 9 ordinance-designated cities.

In the gubernatorial election, Hokkaido was the only country in which the ruling and opposition parties faced off in a full-scale showdown.

Nara and Tokushima are "conservative split" elections in which support within the LDP is divided. Of these, Nara is a fierce election battle with the participation of candidates of the Japan Restoration Party and candidates recommended by the Communist Party.

In addition, Tokushima is set to challenge the incumbent by two former members of the Diet and a newcomer from the Communist Party.

In Osaka, candidates from the Osaka Restoration Party and other parties are engaged in fierce debates over measures to support education and child-rearing and the attraction of IR=integrated resort facilities including casinos. Continuing from the previous election four years ago, the focus will be on whether the Osaka Restoration Association will win a double election with the Osaka mayoral election.

Meanwhile, in the 6 prefectural assembly elections, 41 people, or 17% of the total seats, have already been elected without a vote, and are vying for the remaining 2,4 seats.

Each party aims to increase its seats in order to expand its power, with local councillors as the core of the national election campaign.

On the 41th, the last day of the campaign, each candidate and party took to the streets to make a final appeal to voters to support them.

According to a summary by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in 25 prefectures where gubernatorial and parliamentary elections are being held, 565,1695,8 people have completed early voting by the 41th, about 7% more than the previous election four years ago.

Voting for the first half of the race will be held from 4 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the 717th, with the exception of some regions, and will be counted on the same day.

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi: "The election will depend on whether the stability of the government can be secured"

LDP Secretary-General Motegi said in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture, "In order to firmly rebuild the Japan and regional economies, raise wages and income Japan s, and overcome the biggest obstacle of the declining birthrate that we are currently facing, and respond to the mounting challenges, it is essential to stabilize the government. This is an election that depends on whether we can ensure the stability of this administration."

Representative Izumi Rikmin "Support each other from the bottom up, mutual politics"

Izumi, a representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said in Kobe, "Gender equality is lagging behind in the LDP administration, and we need legislators who can take up each person's voice in the legislature. Despite the high cost of living, the ruling party is talking about raising the defense tax and is not thinking about life or pockets. In order to change this kind of politics, I would like to support each other from the bottom up and create a politics for each other."

Representative of Ishin Baba: "Improving the region will be a major reform of Japan"

In Nara City, Mr. Baba, the representative of the Japan Restoration Association, said, "Improving the community will lead to major reforms of the Japan in the future. Let's work together on that kind of politics."

Komei Yamaguchi "Ability to implement policies utilizing the party's network"

In Suita City, Osaka, Komeito Representative Yamaguchi said, "We will also enhance economic support and services and work style reforms toward a society where it is easy to raise children.

Communist Committee Chairman: "The role of local politics is to protect people's livelihoods"

In Yokohama City, Communist Party Chairman Shii said, "The role of local politics is to connect with residents' movements and move the government forward, and if the national government does not do it, it is the role of local governments to do their own work to protect people's lives. The issue of peace is also a point of contention, and what we need to do now is not to prepare for war, but to prepare for peace."

Representative Tamaki of the People: "We need policies that put politics that values life at the forefront"

Representative Tamaki of the People's Democratic Party (DPJ) said in Fukuoka City, "After experiencing the novel coronavirus, we were able to clearly see that depending on what kind of legislators and mayors we elect, lives may or may not be saved.

Representative Reiwa Yamamoto "Economic recession due to 30 years of political failure can be changed"

Yamamoto, president of the Reiwa Shinsengumi, said in Kagoshima City, "The economic recession caused by the failure of politics for 30 years has widened disparities. It is you, the owner of this country, who have that power."

Social Democrat Fukushima Party Leader: "Let's change politics from local governments"

In Yokohama, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Fukushima said, "This is an important municipal election in which the question of whether to focus on war or peace, military expansion tax increase, or emphasis on daily life.

Kenichiro Saito "Young Women Advance into Politics and Aim for New Politics"

Kenichiro Saito of the 48 Women's Political Party appealed in the Diet, saying, "We want to produce politicians who improve their Japan by encouraging young women to enter the political arena and aim for new politics."

Representative Matsuda, Suffragist: "Bringing politics back to us from the region"

Matsuda, a representative of the suffragist party, appealed in Yokohama City, "The central government is following global forces, and we will first take politics back into our hands from the region."

Seat Targets of Each Party [Ruling Party]

The LDP says it will aim for more seats in both the first and second halves than it won last time. Executives are also looking to maintain 41 percent of the total quota for the 50 prefectural assembly elections.
On the other hand, in the five by-elections for the House of Representatives to be voted on on the 23rd of this month, the government will work to increase the number of seats from the three before the election so that they can win all of them.

▽ The New Komeito Party has more than 5,3 official candidates running in the second half, including 170 candidates for prefectural assembly elections and 172 candidates for municipal elections in ordinance-designated cities, and all of them will aim to be elected.

Seat Targets of Each Party [Opposition Parties]

The Constitutional Democratic Party has endorsed and endorsed about 930 candidates this time, aiming to gain as many as one seat from the approximately 770 before the election. We are also aiming to increase the number of local councillors under the age of 1 from the current 45 to another 200.
In the by-election for the House of Representatives, he will aim to win in three constituencies that field official candidates.

The Japan Restoration Association has set a goal of increasing the number of approximately 50 mayors and local councillors nationwide to more than 3, including non-re-elected members, and says that if it is not achieved, Baba will resign.
It is also aiming to win the gubernatorial and mayoral elections in Osaka and secure a majority in the prefectural and city councils.

The Communist Party will maintain the same number of local councillors as before the election of about 440,600 and aim to win a seat in Aichi, the only prefectural assembly in the country without a member.

The People's Democratic Party (DPJ) is aiming to win about 2500 seats, twice as many as the number of re-elected members, including those allied with the party, and is also aiming to win seats in prefectures where there are no local councillors affiliated with the party.

▽ The Reiwa Shinsengumi aims to win the election of all approximately 2 candidates it has endorsed and endorsed.

The Social Democratic Party aims to elect all of its endorsed and endorsed candidates, approximately 300 candidates.

The 80 Female Politicians Party says it has no seat target and will appeal for young women to participate in politics.

The suffragist party says it will aim to win 140% of the roughly 48 candidates it is running.