
小林鷹之氏続投、梶山弘志氏入閣浮上。維新は閣内協力へ転換
高市首相は16日に行う内閣改造で日本維新の会から閣僚1人を起用する調整に入った。維新はこれまでの閣外協力から閣内協力へ転じる方針。党役員人事とあわせて調整が進められており、臨時国会の召集は10月5日の週が検討されている。
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高市内閣は昨年10月に発足し、維新はこれまで閣外協力にとどめていた。
高市早苗首相(自民党総裁)は早ければ16日に行う内閣改造で、日本維新の会から閣僚1人を起用する調整に入った。政権関係者が8日明らかにした。総務相や、規制改革を担当する内閣府の特命担当相のポストが浮上しており、維新の意向も踏まえて最終判断する。政府高官は内閣改造が17日となる可能性に言及した。
小林鷹之氏、引き続き要職に 内閣改造、梶山弘志氏の入閣浮上―高市政権
維新は昨年10月の高市内閣発足後、閣外協力にとどめてきたが、政権運営への関与を高めるため、閣内協力に転じる。入閣候補として馬場伸幸前代表、藤田文武共同代表、中司宏幹事長の名前が取り沙汰されている。
維新の吉村洋文代表(大阪府知事)は8日、内閣改造について「維新として(改革の)アクセル役を果たす」と強調し、首相と協議する意向を示した。府庁で記者団に語った。これまでの自民、公明連立政権でも公明党議員の入閣は1人だった。
一方、首相は8日の自民役員会で、党役員人事の一任を取り付けた。消費税減税を盛り込んだ税制改正大綱を15日に閣議決定することを前提に、16日にも党役員人事を行う見通し。内閣改造を同日中に実施する案もあるが、政府高官は「同時に行うのは慣例ではない」と指摘し、党人事の翌日にずれ込む可能性に言及した。臨時国会の召集は10月5日の週を軸に検討している。
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15日に税制改正大綱が閣議決定される
Likely · Within days
早ければ16日に行われる内閣改造と党役員人事の実施
Likely · Within days

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