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The House of Councillors election will be held on the 20th.

On the final day of the election campaign, the 19th, party leaders from each party are entering key constituencies and making last-minute appeals for support.

LDP Prime Minister Ishiba, the party president, gave street speeches in places like Miyagi and Tokyo, where the LDP is competing with opposition parties for seats, emphasizing the need for measures against rising prices and the importance of stable politics under the LDP-Komeito coalition government.

The Constitutional Democratic Partys leader Noda plans to visit places like Fukushima and Niigata, where he believes the race with the ruling party remains tight. He intends to appeal for reducing the ruling partys majority in the House of Councillors and aims to achieve goals such as abolishing the provisional gasoline tax rate.

Ishin Yoshimura, the leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, is aiming to secure seats in electoral districts and is giving street speeches in places like Osaka and Hyogo. He is emphasizing the partys stance of working to reduce the burden on the working generation by lowering social insurance premiums.

Komeito Party leader Saito plans to give street speeches in key electoral districts such as Saitama, highlighting measures to combat rising prices by combining benefits and tax cuts, as well as policies that have been achieved under the coalition government.

The leader of the Democratic Party for the People, Tamaki, will visit places such as Tokyo and Fukuoka, where the party is fielding candidates, to call for support for their economic policy to increase take-home pay and aims to secure more seats.

Communist In Saitama and Tokyo, Communist Party Chairman Tamura gave street speeches, aiming to win seats in electoral districts and expand support in proportional representation, and plans to call for measures against rising prices such as a reduction in the consumption tax.

Reiwa Reiwa Shinsengumi leader Yamamoto plans to visit places like Ehime and Miyazaki to seek understanding and support for the partys positions, such as abolishing the consumption tax, which they have advocated since the partys founding.

Kamiyama, the leader of the Sanseitō party, plans to travel around the Tokyo metropolitan area, including Tokyo and Kanagawa, to promote the partys economic policies and policies regarding foreigners.

In Tokyo, Mr. Hyakuta, the leader of the Japan Conservative Party, is giving a street speech in Tokyo to win seats, appealing for the necessity of tax cuts in response to rising prices.

The leader of the Social Democratic Party, Fukushima, gave street speeches in Tokyo and Kanagawa, calling for support in the proportional representation in order to maintain the partys official status.

The House of Councillors election, which was officially announced on July 3rd, will have its final day of the 17-day campaign on the 19th, and street speeches can be held until 8 p.m. on the night of the 19th.

The leaders and candidates of each party are planning to appeal for support until the very last moment.

NHKs election results coverage will be available on TV, radio, and the internet. At NHK, we will provide live updates on the House of Councillors election results starting at 7:55 p.m. on the 20th via General TV and Radio 1.

On E-Tele as well, starting at 7:55 PM just like on General TV, we will provide some of the House of Councillors election vote count updates with sign language interpretation.

We will also post the results of exit polls for all electoral districts, the winners and projected winners, and the latest ballot counting status on a special website on the Internet.

We will also provide real-time breaking news on the vote counting status here on NHK NEWSWEB.