東京とうきょう都議とぎ選せん 与党よとう内ないは参院さんいん選せんへ危機きき感かん 野党やとう側がわは党勢とうせい拡大かくだい目指めざす

In the recent Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, the Liberal Democratic Party won its lowest number of seats ever, and the Komeito Party also failed to achieve all members elected, leading to growing concern within the ruling coalition ahead of next months House of Councillors election.

On the other hand, the opposition parties aim to expand their presence in the House of Councillors election, with the Constitutional Democratic Party increasing its seats and the Democratic Party for the People also making significant gains.

In this election, the Liberal Democratic Party was unable to maintain its position as the largest party in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, and even after including additional officially endorsed candidates, it ended up with its lowest-ever number of seats, falling short of the 23 seats it held eight years ago.

Inoue, the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan chapter, said, We take this as a very severe result.

We are disappointed that our appeal did not really get through.

Also, although the Komeito party ran with one less candidate, three of their candidates were defeated, and for the first time since 1993, they failed to achieve all candidates elected for eight consecutive elections.

Representative Saito said, It all comes down to a lack of activity and insufficient effort by the party.

We will firmly advocate for policies such as measures against rising prices and the enhancement of social security, he said.

Within the ruling party, some say, The issue of politics and money affected the Liberal Democratic Party.

There are voices saying, The House of Councillors election will also be tough, and a sense of crisis is growing.

In response, the opposition saw the Constitutional Democratic Party increase its number of seats compared to the previous election, the Democratic Party for the People, which previously had no seats, make great gains by winning nine seats, and the Sanseito party also secure three seats.

The three parties feel that this has given them momentum for the upcoming House of Councillors election, and they plan to aim for an expansion of their party strength in the election.

On the other hand, the Communist Party lost seats, and since Nippon Ishin no Kai, Reiwa Shinsengumi, the Japan Conservative Party, and the Social Democratic Party were all unable to win any seats, each party plans to analyze the results and prepare for the House of Councillors election.