The election of Governor of Saga Prefecture
was taken place in previous Sunday. Saga prefecture locates north west Kyushu
having approximately 830 thousand people. There is a nuclear power plant called
“Genkai” held by Kyushu electric power company. It used to supply about 30% of
total power supply made by Kyushu electric power company but now the operation
is ceased after the great East Japan Earthquake.
As PM Abe and LDP is willing to restart the
Genkai nuclear power plant operation, this election was critically important
for the government. However, the candidate supported by the ruling parties
could not make it. Mr. Yoshinori Yamaguchi, a former public servant working for
Ministry of Economic, Trade and Industry won the campaign instead.
There are lot of elements that effected the
election but it is certain that the result was very disappointing for the PM
Abe and LDP. By this result, LDP underwent three consecutive defeats at the
prefectural governor election.
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