Sakamoto Wins Kanna Mayoral Election Unopposed.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

The mayoral election of Kanna Town was announced on the 17th, and independent candidate and former town council member Hideo Sakamoto, 72, was elected for the first time without a vote. When the election was announced at around 5pm, many supporters gathered at Sakamoto's office and erupted in loud applause. Sakamoto was first elected without a vote in the 2015 town council by-election, and later served as chairman in his third term.
In May of this year, he resigned from his position as town council member following the death of former mayor Tamura from illness. He announced his candidacy for mayor on the 21st.