In the Kyoto mayoral election, which is the first time in 16 years that a new candidate is competing, Kazuto Fukuyama, who was supported by the Communist Party, and Koji Matsui, who was recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, are competing fiercely.
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Voting for the Kyoto mayoral election closed at 8 p.m.
The candidates running for the Kyoto mayoral election, in order of filing, are all newcomers, independents, and Kazuto Fukuyama (62), former vice president of the Kyoto Bar Association, which is supported by the Communist Party. Mr. Yoshiei Murayama (45), an independent and former member of the Kyoto City Assembly. Masashi Ninoyu (44), an independent and former member of the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly. Koji Matsui (63), an independent and former deputy chief cabinet secretary, is recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party, Komeito Party, and Democratic Party of the People. Mr. Yu Takaie (35) is a businessman in various schools. These are the five people. Photographs of candidates are shown only if they have given consent to be photographed.
This election was the first time in 16 years that a new candidate was competing against the incumbent due to his retirement.
Early voting: Mr. Matsui slightly outperforms Mr. Fukuyama.
As of yesterday, 145,020 people, or approximately 13% of eligible voters, had cast early votes in the Kyoto mayoral election.
According to a survey conducted by NHK of 8,226 voters who voted early at 11 polling stations in Kyoto City over a nine-day period during the election period, Mr. Matsui had a slight lead over Mr. Fukuyama.
Looking at the daily results, Matsui outperformed Fukuyama from the beginning to the middle of the campaign, and the gap between the two tended to narrow in the final stages.