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Former Governor Saito Motohiko, who lost his job after being accused of power harassment, was re-elected in the re-election of the Hyogo Prefectural gubernatorial election on the 17th. He expressed his joy and gratitude in front of the large number of candidates who gathered. The election battle was fierce until the end, with issues such as the governor's qualifications and the rebuilding of the prefecture's administration at stake, but Governor Saito defeated six other candidates, including former House of Councillors member Shimizu Takayuki and former Amagasaki mayor Inamura Kazumi, to return to the governor's seat. He himself attributed his victory to his strategy of using social media.