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Former Governor Saito Motohiko was re-elected in the Hyogo Prefectural gubernatorial election held on the 17th. In an exit poll conducted by ABC TV, more than 70% of people answered that they had a certain degree of appreciation for Saito's three-year administration. The survey was conducted on the 17th, the day of the election, and responses were received from 2,723 voters who had finished voting at 60 polling stations in the prefecture. The survey results did not include early voting up to the 16th. In the exit poll, former Governor Saito Motohiko (47) received the support of just under 50% of LDP supporters, just over 50% of Ishin supporters, and over 50% of independents, the highest number of all candidates. Former Amagasaki Mayor Inamura Kazumi (52) secured over 60% of Constitutional Democratic Party supporters, but only received about 40% of LDP supporters and independents. When asked to evaluate former Governor Saito's three-year administration, the total number of people who answered that they highly evaluated it and evaluated it to some extent exceeded 70% of the total. The most important thing in the vote was how to respond to the whistleblower issue, with about 10% of the voters saying it was important, while policies and pledges were the most important, with nearly 40% of the voters saying it was important. [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp