The election of the supplementary election in the House of Councilors Saitama constituency has ended.News World Ahmed
▽ Keiji Ueda, no affiliation, new, elected. 1,065,390 votes.News World Ahmed
Saitama supplementary election Saitama Prefecture Governor Kiyoji Ueda is elected
▽ In front of Takashi Tachibana, a party that protects the people from NHK. 168,289 votes.Mr. Ueda, the former governor of Saitama Prefecture, won for the first time after defeating Tachibana, the party that protects the people from NHK.News World Ahmed
Ueda is 71 years old from Fukuoka Prefecture. After serving as a member of the House of Representatives in the former Democratic Party for three terms, until August, he served as governor of Saitama Prefecture for the 16th term.News World Ahmed
In the election campaign, Ueda emphasized his experience and achievements as a governor, and deepened discussions to realize a politics that emphasizes local governments, promote administrative and financial reforms, and establish a social security system that can be relied on in the future. I appealed to go.
Mr. Ueda was not recommended by any political party, but was supported by the local organizations of the Constitutional Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party.
As a result, not only supporters of the Constitutional Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party, but also supporters of the Liberal Democratic Party and non-partisan groups that have no political parties to support.
"I want to do my best for the citizens of the prefecture"
Mr. Ueda said, “There are cases where we succeeded in converting a deficit investment corporation to a surplus in Saitama Prefecture. Based on this, we would like to raise a problem in the national politics. I want to be fully aware and do my best for the citizens of the prefecture and for the nation. ”
Mr. Ueda asked the reporter whether he had any thoughts about belonging to a political party in the future, but “There may be choices in various activities. It is possible, "he said.
Voting rate is 20.81%
According to the Saitama Prefectural Election Management Committee, the final vote rate for this alternate election was 20.81%, which was 25 points lower than the House of Councilors election held in July.
The lowest voter turnouts in the past national elections, including supplementary elections,
▼ It is 17.80% of the supplementary election of the House of Councilors Saitama constituency held in 1991.
▼ Next, the alternate election of the House of Councilors Kanagawa constituency in 1987 was 19.40%,
▼ The substitute election in the House of Councilors Osaka constituency in 1987 was 20.70%, etc. This was the fourth lowest voter turnout.
Liberal election vs. chairman "Expect active discussion"
“In order to meet the vote of the voters, we are hoping that we will make full use of our past political experience and achievements and will continue to play an active role in the national politics. I would like to expect a lot of discussions about various issues in national politics including the Constitution. ”
National Democratic Representative "Great significance of fighting through opposition partnership"
National Democratic Party representative Tamaki said, “We believe that this is the first national election after the Upper House election, and that the opposition parties worked together to fight the election. “We will build even more opposition partnerships and show the people the options for a change of government”.