
自民など保守勢力が推した古謝氏が勝利、辺野古移設容認の立場
任期満了に伴う沖縄県知事選で、自民党などが推した前那覇市副市長の古謝玄太氏が、現職の玉城デニー氏らを破り初当選を確実にした。辺野古移設を容認する古謝氏の勝利により、県政が転換点を迎える可能性がある。
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沖縄県知事選は、米軍普天間飛行場の名護市辺野古移設問題を最大の争点としてきた。現職の玉城デニー氏は移設反対を掲げてきたが、古謝玄太氏は容認の立場をとる。
任期満了に伴う沖縄県知事選は13日、投開票され、自民党など保守勢力が推した前那覇市副市長の古謝玄太氏(42)が、革新系中心の「オール沖縄」の支援を受けて3選を目指した玉城デニー知事(66)らを破り、初当選を確実にした。古謝氏は米軍普天間飛行場(宜野湾市)の名護市辺野古移設を容認する立場。保革両勢力が移設問題を軸に激しく対立してきた県政は、転換点を迎える可能性がある。
自民の県政奪還は12年ぶり。知事選を「政権基盤を占う」と位置付けた高市早苗首相(自民総裁)の国政運営にも弾みがつきそうだ。
午後7時半現在の中間投票率は29.65%で、2022年の前回を3.58ポイント上回っている。
これまで沖縄知事選は移設問題が最大の争点だった。だが、辺野古沖の工事が進み、県は国との法廷闘争にことごとく敗訴。県民の関心は薄れたとの見方が出ていた。オール沖縄も近年の首長選で連敗し、退潮傾向だった。
選挙戦で古謝氏は、経済振興策を打ち出し政府・与党とのパイプを強調。自民の小林鷹之政調会長や日本維新の会の吉村洋文代表ら幹部が応援に入った。玉城氏は移設反対の主張を抑え、好調な観光業など2期8年の実績を訴えたが及ばなかった。
古謝氏は自民と維新、国民民主、参政、日本保守各党と公明党県本部が推薦。玉城氏は立憲民主、共産、社民各党などの支援を受けた。
知事選には会社社長の兼島俊氏(48)、医療法人会長の末吉正弘氏(73)、会社代表の比嘉隆氏(49)、政治団体代表の屋良朝助氏(74)の新人4人も出馬した。

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