2023-11-12 05:04:00
Keiichi Hamanaka (right) and Akira Osei Machiri, who ran for Ome mayoral election.
Voting for the Ome mayoral election began at 7 a.m. on the 12th. According to the City Election Commission, the turnout as of 3 p.m. was 16.86%, 1.33 points higher than the previous record low.
The number of voters on that day was 110,596. Voting closes at 8 p.m. and votes will be counted from 9 p.m.
The candidates are the incumbent Keiichi Hamanaka (71), an independent candidate who is seeking his third term, recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, and the newcomer and former city council member, Akira Omori Machiri (48), from the People’s Democratic Party and Tokyo Citizens First Association. Recommendation=.
Hamanaka emphasized the city’s achievements over the past eight years, including the city’s fiscal soundness. The pledge includes promoting improvements to the area around the Ome Interchange on the Ken-O Expressway, and has appealed for the continuation of city government, saying, “Now is an important time to begin various projects.”
Osemachi criticized the former site of the Myojo University Ome Campus, which the city plans to purchase for approximately 3 billion yen77, saying it lacks planning. He has advocated for free school lunches and the renewal of public facilities, saying, “Tax money should be used appropriately for the benefit of citizens.”
Voter turnout in the Ome mayoral election was 41.31% in the previous election (2015), but 36.51% in the previous election (2019).
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