Arfiya Eri of the Liberal Democratic Party won the House of Representatives by-election in Chiba Constituency No. 5 in Japan held on Sunday.
Arfiya Eri
Arfiya Eri, 33, is running for a seat in the House of Councillors, the Japanese senate. She is the world’s first Uyghur election candidate backed by a major party.
On May 30, Ms. Eri participated in a press conference to announce additional candidates for proportional representation officially held at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters and made a greeting.