デヴィ夫人、犬猫愛護へ「新党」　参院選出馬の意向

　タレントのデヴィ夫人は１２日、自身が代表を務める政治団体「１２（ワンニャン）平和党」の設立を発表した。犬猫愛護を理念に掲げ、夏の参院選での候補擁立を目指す。自身も日本国籍を取得した上で比例代表に出馬する意向を示した。
　デヴィ夫人は東京都内のホテルで記者会見し、「党の一丁目一番地は犬猫食の禁止法成立だ」と訴えた。規約に「犬を守り、人類との共生を目指す」などと明記。アニマルポリスの設置、動物虐待の厳罰化などを図る。デヴィ夫人はインドネシアの故スカルノ元大統領の第３夫人。
　会見に同席した選挙プランナーの藤川晋之助氏は参院選の獲得目標に関し、「最低でも２～３議席。できれば５議席」と述べた。（2025/02/12-17:39）

Television celebrity Dewi Sukarno, who was the third wife of then Indonesian President Sukarno, has announced the launch of a political group for animal protection in Japan.
   She aims to field candidates in this summer's election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the country's parliament. As head of the group, Dewi herself plans to run after reacquiring Japanese nationality.
   The new group, named 12 Heiwa To, upholds animal protection as its central policy. Heiwa means peace, while 12 is pronounced "wan-nyan," a combination of Japanese onomatopoeia for the sounds of a barking dog and a crying cat.
   At a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, Dewi said that the first and most important measure the group aims to achieve is the enactment of a law against eating dogs and cats.
   The group says in its constitution that it will protect dogs and work toward coexistence with humanity. The group also aims to set up a special institution policing animal abuse and toughen penalties for such acts.