It has been revealed that Hiroyuki Nishimura, a businessman and YouTuber, and House of Councillors Member Fusao Izumi, the former mayor of Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, have established a new political party. The party was founded on July 20.
Ahead of next spring’s unified local elections, the party will solicit candidates through an open call. Specifically, in Tokyo’s 23 wards, the party plans to field candidates in all 11 scheduled ward mayoral elections.
Senator Izumi, who serves as co-leader alongside Hiroyuki, told the Tokyo Shimbun, “Rather than the old-style politics of the past, it is better for new people to take action from a fresh perspective.”
The new party is tentatively named “Hiroyuki & Izumi New Party,” and its establishment as a political organization was filed with the Tokyo Metropolitan Election Administration Commission on July 27. The official party name will be decided through a public call for suggestions.
In next spring’s unified local elections, the party aims to field candidates in all 11 ward mayoral elections scheduled in Tokyo (Chuo, Bunkyo, Taito, Sumida, Ota, Setagaya, Shibuya, Toshima, Kita, Itabashi, and Edogawa).
The party is also considering fielding candidates in gubernatorial elections in eight prefectures, including Kanagawa, Osaka, and Hokkaido, as well as mayoral elections in six government-designated cities, such as Sagamihara, Hamamatsu, and Shizuoka. In addition, the party will explore fielding candidates in the approximately 200 municipal mayoral elections held nationwide.
They also aim to enter national politics in the future.
Hiroyuki and Izumi deepened their friendship through appearances together on internet programs and discussions, and in 2023, they co-authored a book titled “Is It True That Addressing the Declining Birthrate Makes Both People and Cities Happy?” which focuses on measures to combat the declining birthrate.
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