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Meguro mayoral election, 2008

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Meguro mayoral election, 2008

Meguro, Tokyo held a mayoral election on April 20, 2008. Incumbent Eiji Aoki won.

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Candidates

  • Eiji Aoki, 53, incumbent mayor, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party
  • Mariko Nozawa, 61, former ward assemblywoman supported by the Japanese Communist Party.
  • Miyoko Ankyu, 73, independent candidate working as a nurse.

    • Issues

    Both opposition candidates published manifestos focoused on welfare, Miyoko Ankyu promised expanded health care schemes for elderly while Mariko Nozawa made poverty reduction a priorited issue.

    References

    Meguro mayoral election, 2008 Wikipedia
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