Editorial
16:50 JST, July 9, 2024
In the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-elections, the Liberal Democratic Party won two races and lost six and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan won one race and lost two. It can be said that voters’ distrust of the established political parties, which was also an undercurrent in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, was made clear.
Many initially expected the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be effectively a ruling-opposition party showdown between incumbent Yuriko Koike and a former CDPJ member of the House of Councillors, but the result was a landslide victory for Koike. On the other hand, an independent newcomer, who made full use of social media, outpaced the CDPJ to take second place.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-elections were contested in nine electoral districts, each with one vacancy. In the districts where the LDP and the CDPJ........