Defeated in very conservative Shimane Prefecture for the first time in 28 years
‘Hinges’ of the Liberal Democratic Party faction slush fund scandal
The ‘disgruntled’ author, Ototake, was once again rejected
Japanese media are predicting that ‘taking down Kishida’ will become visible
Zoom image Representative Kenta Izumi holds a press conference at the headquarters of the Constitutional Democratic Party regarding the election results on the evening of the 28th. [사진=입헌민주당]
“The next general election will be about black and white on political reform. “I will demand an early repeal.”
On the evening of the 28th, Kenta Izumi, the leader of Japan’s main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, stepped up his offensive against the Kishida administration, demanding the dissolution of the House of Representatives and early general elections. This is a response to the victory of the Constitutional Democratic Party in the by-elections of the House of Representatives held on this day in the 15th ward of Tokyo, the 1st ward of Shimane, and the 3rd ward of Nagasaki.
In the 10 regional by-elections for the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors held since the launch of the Kishida administration, the Liberal Democratic Party won in 7 regions and the Restoration Party of Japan won in 1 region. The Constitutional Democratic Party only won twice by supporting candidates running as independents. As a result, voices questioned Representative Izumi’s abilities within the party, and with this resounding victory, momentum seems to be picking up again.
The Constitutional Democratic Party intends to strengthen its offensive against the current administration by continuing to investigate the issue of political funding by the Liberal Democratic Party faction and pressuring the opposition to accept the opposition’s arguments, such as banning donations from companies and organizations in order to amending the Political Funds Regulation Act.
Meanwhile, regarding the results of this election, Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi of the Liberal Democratic Party said, “We accept that it is a very serious election result,” and added, “We will strive to restore public trust through continue our unceasing trust. reform efforts.”
In this by-election, the following candidates were elected by constituency: △Tokyo 15th ward Natsumi Sakai (37, first elected) △Nagasaki 3rd ward Katsuhiko Yamada (44, re-elected) △ Shimane 1st ward Akiko Kamei (58, re- elected). The Liberal Democratic Party did not field a candidate in 15 Tokyo wards and 3 Nagasaki wards, and in Shimane 1 ward, the only contest between the ruling opposition parties, Prime Minister Kishida offered support personally, but suffered a resounding defeat.
In particular, Shimane 1st Ward is the district where a by-election was held following the death of former House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Shimane Prefecture has been called a particularly conservative district even in Japan’s extremely conservative political climate. . This is the first time that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost a seat in Shimane Prefecture since the introduction of the single member constituency system in 1996, and it is also the first time that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost every by-election since Prime. Minister Kishida came into power.
Hirotada Ototake, the popular author of ‘Five Body Dissatisfaction’ who ran as an independent candidate but was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and suffers from congenital limb elevation, lost again this time. It seems that the controversial affair scandal has become a drag.
He ran for Tokyo’s 15th ward and was defeated, finishing in 5th place out of 9 candidates. In this region, first-time candidate Natsumi Sakai of the Constitutional Democratic Party was elected.
Local media such as the Mainichi Shimbun and Nippon Keizai Shimbun predicted that the result of this election could develop into a theory of responsibility for the leadership of the LDP, and that ‘bringing down Kishida’ would call for the appointment of a prime minister instead of the prime minister before the presidency of the LDP. an election in September could become visible.
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