Chiyoda mayor-elect Takaaki Higuchi, former member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, defeated a candidate recommended by the public and became the youngest active mayor of the 23 districts: Tokyo Shimbun TOKYO Web



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Mr. Takaaki Higuchi, who is delighted to be happy about the election of the mayor of Chiyoda City. On the right side of the monitor screen is Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, who lives together online = Jinbocho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku , Tokyo.

Mr. Takaaki Higuchi, who is delighted to be happy about the election of the mayor of Chiyoda City. On the right side of the monitor screen is Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, who lives together online = Jinbocho, Kanda, Chiyoda -ku, Tokyo.

The election for mayor of Chiyoda, Tokyo was voted on the 31st, and Mr. Takaaki Higuchi (38), a former unaffiliated newcomer recommended by the local political party “Tomin First no Kai”, whose special adviser is Yuriko Koike, is a supporter of the People’s Democratic Party Former ward councilman Kyoichi Hayao (59) = Liberal Democratic Party, recommended by Komeito = and other unaffiliated newcomers were defeated and won for the first time. Mr. Higuchi will be the youngest active mayor of Tokyo’s 23 wards.

The director of the company Asao Igarashi (45) = Recommended by Nippon Ishin no Kai = and the employee of the company Tomoki Miyata (26) were also applying. The number of voters for the day was 52,525. The participation was 45.30%, 8.37 points lower than the previous 53.67%.

Mayor Masami Ishikawa, who served 5 terms and 20 years, announced his retirement. In addition to the renewal of the district administration and the measures against the new coronavirus, the election of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (announced on June 25, the vote count on July 4) due to the confrontation between the largest parliamentary group of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, Tomin First no Kai. , and the candidates recommended by the opposition Liberal Democratic Party. It was also noted as a prelude.

With the support of Governor Koike, Mr. Higuchi gained support by promising to strengthen crown measures in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and cut 20% of the district mayor’s compensation. Mr. Hayao, who was the chairman of the neighborhood council’s Hyakujo Committee investigating the problem that Mayor Ishikawa had preferentially bought condominiums that were not sold to the general public, called for “restoring the trust of the administration neighborhood, “but he did. can not reach.

(Unanimous vote ended)
5,598 Asao Igarashi Recommended by Nippon Ishin no Kai
7668 Kyoichi Hayao Liberal Democratic Party, recommended by Komeito
9,534 Takaaki Higuchi Recommended by Tomin First no Kai, support for the People’s Democratic Party
435 Tomoki Miyata

Mr. Takaaki Higuchi

Mr. Takaaki Higuchi


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