It's been revealed that Kojima Haruna, Kawaei Rina, and Iriyama Anna will not run as candidates in 'The 7th AKB48 Senbatsu General Election' to be held on June 6 at�Fukuoka Yafuoku! Dome.�

The reception desk for candidacy closed on March 29 at 10:00 pm.�NMB48's Yamamoto Sayaka�was the last to submit her notification for candidacy at 8:39 pm.

Kojima, who ranked within the top 10 all 6 times in the General Election, has pulled out of the race. Following Kojima is Kawaei, who recently announced her graduation from the group.�

In response to Kawaei's graduation announcement, Iriyama wrote on Twitter that she is not thinking about graduating. However, she has decided not to participate in this year's General Election.

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