Electromagnetic relay

An electromagnetic relay comprising:

• a pair of fixed contacts;
• a pair of movable contacts that respectively face the pair of fixed contacts and are structured to respectively come into contact with and be separated from the pair of fixed contacts;
• a movable touch piece configured to electrically connect the pair of movable contacts;
• and
• a pair of permanent magnets that are arranged on a straight line passing through the pair of fixed contacts and the pair of movable contacts in a planar view seen along a contact-separation direction in which each of the movable contacts comes into contact with or is separated from each of the fixed contacts,
• wherein the pair of permanent magnets face each other,
• wherein the pair of permanent magnets are arranged so as to sandwich the pair of fixed contacts and the pair of movable contacts,
• wherein a maximum distance between the pair of movable contacts in a first direction parallel to the straight line is smaller than a maximum distance between the pair of fixed contacts in the first direction in the planar view seen along the contact-separation direction.