The Centrist House of Representatives Vice Speaker Appointment Is Facing Difficulties. Kenta Izumi, Who Was Approached for the Position, Expressed Dissatisfaction, Saying, "Why Did It Have to Be Me?"

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] Coordination within the Center Reform Alliance was difficult regarding the appointment of the Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives. Chairman Ogawa approached several veteran members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan for the position, but they were all stubbornly turned down, and the party finally settled on former Komeito leader Keiichi Ishii (67). According to multiple party insiders,

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"Why is it being passed on to me? What are the higher-ups thinking?" Kenta Izumi, a former leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the Centre Reform Alliance, posted this message on Twitter (formerly Twitter) at 5:02 AM on February 17th. The incident began late at night on the 16th, when some media outlets...

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At a meeting of the various factions in the House of Representatives on the 17th, the Center Reform Alliance officially announced its intention to support Keiichi Ishii (67), a former member of the Komeito Party (proportional representation, Northern Kanto), as the next vice speaker. The Center had been coordinating with Kenta Izumi (51), a former member of the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), (Kyoto 3rd district), but, taking into account…