The unified local elections, which are held once every four years, will be held for one month until the 9th of next month, when the gubernatorial and prefectural assembly member elections will be held. According to NHK’s summary, the number of people planning to run for the 41 prefectural assembly elections is about 3,000, which is almost the same as the previous four years ago. It is a policy to face
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Unified local elections One month until voting Over 3000 candidates scheduled to run for 41 prefectural assemblies | NHK
