{"id":166209,"date":"2024-10-17T14:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T05:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=166209&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T05:27:32","slug":"election-race-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/election-race-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Election Race Kicks Off with Focus on Political Trust Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 12-day election campaign for Fukuoka\u2019s key constituencies has officially begun, with candidates taking to the streets to appeal for voter support. A central issue in this election is restoring public trust, shaken by the Liberal Democratic Party\u2019s \u201cslush fund scandal.\u201d Multiple opposition candidates are competing, intensifying the race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka&#8217;s 2nd district, home to many undecided voters, is expected to be heavily influenced by swing votes. The 4th district will see fierce debates centered around the slush fund issue. In the 10th district, which saw a narrow opposition win in the previous election, the collapse of opposition alliances has set the stage for another close contest. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=13792563&amp;ymd=2024-10-15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_oct-election_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka Election Race Kicks Off with Focus on Political Trust Issues\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_oct-election_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_oct-election_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_oct-election_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_oct-election_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 12-day election campaign for Fukuoka\u2019s key constituencies has officially begun, with candidates taking to the streets to appeal for voter support&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":166203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-166209","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-politics","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/166209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}