市議選2011年11月

We had an Ebina Council election.The result was disapointing. This is because, I know one of the candidates, who was my son's elementary school teacher. He has been as Ebina City Council member for over ten years, in particular he worked for welfare. He started a grass-roots movement, but doesn't belong to any party or social group in Ebina. He had beem engaged as an Ebina City Council member steadily, but he lost the election.

However, I found an interesting candidate manifesto in Ebina before the election. This candidate, who in in his early thirtirs, had been an actor until September. He had never been engaged in political activity. He's just famous on TV as a celebrity. In his manifesto, it says "I'll do my best. Now we need change in Ebina, so I want reform." I thought that I was able to say the same as him. Nobody would vote for him. However, he got the highest number of votes.

In Ebina, some people voted for candidates who belong to political troups or their area communities. Others voted for candidates who are famous celebrities. As far as I'm concerned, everyone should've not voted for candidates who were just only famous or celebirities. That's why I was disappointed in Ebina's council election.

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