Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly 神奈川県議会 | |
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Chairman | Hiroyuki Umezawa, LDP |
Vice Chairman | Hitoshi Watanabe, Kōmeitō |
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| Seats | 105 |
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Political groups | Metropolitan Government (98) Prefectural Government (5) Oshikai (1) Neutral (2) My Town (1) Kanagawa Movement Network (1) Metropolitan Opposition (5) |
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Last election | 7 April 2019 |
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Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly is a prefectural assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture.
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