Ichiro Hirosawa, former deputy mayor of Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, is predicted to win the town’s mayoral election on Sunday, defeating his six contenders, together with former Home of Councilors lawmaker, Kohei Otsuka.
The election was successfully a one-on-one battle between Hirosawa, 60, who was endorsed by the Conservative Get together of Japan and named by former Mayor Takashi Kawamura as his successor, and Otsuka, 65, who was backed by each ruling and opposition events in nationwide politics.
The election was held after Kawamura stepped all the way down to run in final month’s Home of Representatives election.
Throughout his marketing campaign, Hirosawa emphasised his intention to proceed Kawamura’s insurance policies, together with slicing the town resident tax and the mayor’s wage. He was additionally supported by a regional political social gathering headed by Kawamura.
In the meantime, Otsuka vowed to resume the town authorities, with the assist of Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura.
