Fujisawa City Council’s Democratic Club splits over housing allowance dispute

On September 8, the Democratic Club, the second-largest group in Fujisawa City Council with eight members, announced it would break up and reorganize into two separate factions. The split stemmed from a conflict over filing notices for general questions at the September regular council session, centered on whether to push for abolition of city employees’ housing allowances. The dispute escalated amid disagreement about the group’s existing framework and how to handle the policy question, prompting the reorganization.