なぜ保守系の知念覚市長を那覇市長選で左翼政党の沖縄社会大衆党が推薦するのか？　その陰に「アベガ―」の翁長県政の元副知事や下地幹郎氏に近い後援者の存在が…

●Please also subscribe to Gentaro Saigusa's sub-channel. https://youtube.com/@gentarosub?si=yW... ●X is here: https://x.com/SaigusaGentaro ●For information and inquiries, please contact us here: Email address After the Okinawa gubernatorial election on September 13th, the Naha mayoral election will be held on October 25th. The Okinawa gubernatorial election is essentially a two-way race between Genta Koja, endorsed by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, Komeito, and the Sanseito party, and incumbent Governor Denny Tamaki, endorsed by the Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the Okinawa Social Mass Party. However, the "All Okinawa" forces have abandoned fielding a candidate for the Naha mayoral election. This is the first time the "All Okinawa" forces have refrained from fielding a unified candidate. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on the 25th that the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Okinawa Prefectural Federation and the regional party Okinawa Social Mass Party (Shadaito), both part of the "All Okinawa" movement, decided to endorse conservative Mayor Satoru Chinen (62), who is planning to run for re-election. Chinen intends to support Koja in the September gubernatorial election. Meanwhile, "All Okinawa," which includes the Communist Party, is expected to support Governor Denny Tamaki (66), who is seeking a third term, thus disrupting their previous "set strategy." In the previous gubernatorial election in 2022, Chinen, nominated by the LDP and Komeito, defeated Yuji Onaga, the son of former Governor Takeshi Onaga, who was supported by the "All Okinawa" movement, to win his first term. This time, Chinen had requested endorsements from the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Okinawa Social Mass Party, both of which have been cooperative in the operation of the assembly. The Okinawa Times reported on the 25th that Chinen had stated his opposition to the relocation of the base to Henoko, and decided to endorse him. However, less than two hours later, Mr. Chinen denied saying such a thing, and the Social Democratic Party officials also reversed their statements. What exactly happened? The presence of Mitsuo Akeda, who supported the Onaga administration as deputy governor, and the connections to Mikio Shimoji, who has announced his candidacy for the Okinawa gubernatorial election, were at play. While Mr. Chinen says he supports Mr. Koja, it is said that some members of his support group do not have a positive opinion of him. Although Akeda left the All Okinawa movement and approached Mr. Chinen's support group, he was originally someone who could be described as an "anti-Abe" figure. While Mr. Chinen denies it, some believe he harbors ambitions of becoming governor. There are persistent rumors that some people are thinking, "If Koja fails, then who's next...?" The Okinawa gubernatorial election is riddled with extremely complex connections.