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Following the automatic dismissal of former Mayor Takashi Kawamura, the Nagoya mayoral election was held, and newcomer Ichiro Hirosawa, who campaigned on the continuation of the "Kawamura administration," was elected for the first time. When asked about the reason for his victory, Ichiro Hirosawa said in victory speech in front of his supporters, "I will continue Mayor Kawamura's policies and ideals. I think this one point resonated with the voters." In the Nagoya mayoral election, in which seven newcomers ran, Hirosawa, who was recommended by the Japan Conservative Party and the local political party "Tax Cut Japan," and who campaigned on the "continuation" of former Mayor Kawamura's policies, won his first election. Former House of Councilors member Kohei Otsuka was recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and the Komeito Party, but lost by a large margin of about 130,000 votes. Otsuka said, "It is my fault. I will continue to work hard, while praying for the development of Nagoya." The turnout was 39.63%, 2.49 points lower than the previous election.