Editorial

15:00 JST, February 25, 2025

It is utterly astonishing that Hyogo Prefectural Assembly members spread unverified information in connection with the Hyogo gubernatorial election last November. Their responsibility for the distortion of an election, which should be fair, is grave.

Furthermore, at a press conference, while they apologized, they also gave an explanation that seemed to be an attempt to justify themselves. How do the citizens of Hyogo Prefecture view the words and actions of the assembly members they elected?

Three prefectural assembly members from the Japan Innovation Party admitted that, during the gubernatorial election campaign, they had been involved in providing Takashi Tachibana, the leader of the political organization NHK Party, with audio data and documents related to private information of a former senior prefectural official who had earlier made whistleblowing accusations against Gov. Motohiko Saito.

The audio is said to........

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