LDP Membership Correction in Kanagawa Prefecture Sparks Controversy Ahead of Presidential Election
A correction to the number of party members in Kanagawa Prefecture, in connection with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election, is causing a significant stir. Following the party's election committee's announcement of an increase of over 800 party members, suspicions of 'illegitimacy' have erupted on social media, raising numerous questions about fairness. On September 27, the party's election committee announced that the number of eligible party members in Kanagawa Prefecture had increased by 826, from an initial 57,344 to 58,170. The committee explained this by stating there was 'a discrepancy regarding the continuation of some party members.' However, this announcement has been met with a barrage of critical comments from many users on social media. Particularly because Shinjiro Koizumi, one of the candidates, hails from Kanagawa Prefecture, comments such as 'Do they want Koizumi to win that badly?', 'This is too blatant,'...