The most important policy is "economic measures" 30%, "SDF deployment issue" 23% Opinion poll in Ishigaki mayoral election

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The most important policy is economic measures 30%, ``Self-Defense Force deployment issue'' 23% Opinion poll in Ishigaki mayoral election

[Ishigaki Mayoral Election 2022.2.27] On the 19th and 20th, both the Okinawa Times and JX Press conducted a public opinion survey of voters in Ishigaki City regarding the Ishigaki Mayoral election, which will be held on the 27th due to the expiration of the term of office. was jointly implemented. At the time of voting, the most important policy was "economic measures" at 30%, followed by "the issue of the deployment of the Self-Defense Forces" at 23%. Regarding the deployment of the Ground Self-Defense Force, 43% were in favor, exceeding the opposition of 34%. As for whether a referendum on the deployment should be held, 43% said that it should be held, while 41% said that it was not necessary. The GSDF issue is likely to become one of the key points of contention. In the Ishigaki mayoral election, newcomer and former city councilor Yoshiyuki Toita (52) = independent = and current incumbent Yoshitaka Nakayama (54) = Liberal Democratic Party and Komei recommendation = running for a fourth term. At the time of the survey, 16% said they hadn't decided or don't know who to vote for. In terms of "party support", the Liberal Democratic Party was the most popular at 30%. 44% of the non-partisan segment said they "do not support any political party or group." Regarding Governor Denny Tamaki, 30% "strongly support" and 25% "do not support at all." “Somewhat supportive” and “not very supportive” were the same. The survey received responses from 259 people using the RDD (random digit dialing) method of calling numbers randomly generated by a computer.

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