政府は28日午前の閣議で、参院選の日程について7月4日公示、21日投開票と正式決定した。
この選挙では、参議院議員のうち2007年に当選した議員が改選の対象となり、121人を新たに選ぶことになる。自民・公明党が現在持っている非改選議席59議席と合わせて、過半数の122議席を獲得し、ねじれを解消できるかどうかに注目が集まる。時事通信によると、既に約420人が立候補を予定しているという。
各政党が本格的に選挙モードに突入。候補者事務所へ公約などが送付され始めているようだ。
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