
トランプ米大統領は中間選挙(3日投開票)前日にワシントンで最後の訴えを行い、人生で最も重要な選挙だと強調した。下院は民主党が優勢、上院は接戦で、共和党が多数派を失えば政権運営に打撃が避けられない。
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中間選挙は3日に投開票が行われ、上院は定数100のうち補欠選挙を含む35議席、下院は定数435の全議席が争われる。
【ワシントン時事】トランプ米大統領は2日、首都ワシントンで中間選挙(3日投開票)前の最後の訴えを行い、「われわれの人生で一番重要な選挙だ」と強調した。与党共和党が上下両院のいずれかでも多数派を失えば政権運営への打撃は避けられない。米メディアなどによると下院では野党民主党が優勢、上院は接戦となっている。
トランプ氏「口約束」連発 中間選挙前に焦り
トランプ氏は、リンカーン記念堂前の人工池で民主党に触れ、「あなたの投票で、過激派が権力を握るかどうかが決まる」と主張。共和党への投票を呼び掛けた。ホワイトハウスから、南部サウスカロライナ州や北部アラスカ州などに向けた9回の「電話集会」も実施。両州は共和党の牙城だが、厳しい情勢のまま最終盤を迎えた。
今回の選挙では、上院(定数100)の補欠選挙を含む35議席と、下院(同435)全議席が争われる。選挙分析機関クック・ポリティカル・リポートは2日、激戦州に含まれていた中西部ミシガン州について「民主がやや優勢」と評価し、激戦州を7州から6州に変えた。上院は激戦6州の勝敗により多数派が決まりそうだ。
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上院の多数派は激戦6州の勝敗により決まる
Likely · Within days

South Korea's KBS Television reported on the 2nd that the personal information of President Lee Jae-Myung and his wife, as well as government officials, had been exposed on the Internet for about five months. The information contained the names and passport numbers of a total of 168 passengers on the private plane, and the government is aware of the information leak and is taking action.

The Parent Ceremony for the Order of Culture was held on the 3rd at the ``Matsu no Ma'' in the Imperial Palace, where seven people, including Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry Kenzo Kanai, received the medal from His Majesty the Emperor. Shigeru Miyamoto was absent, and lighting designer Mikiko Ishii gave a speech on behalf of the recipients.

On the 3rd, Culture Day, the Order of Culture Parent Ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace, where seven people, including Kenzo Go, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science who is scheduled to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, received the medal from His Majesty the Emperor. Shigeru Miyamoto was absent, but the seven recipients held a press conference after the ceremony.

US President Trump gave speeches in Iowa and Kansas ahead of the midterm elections, making a series of ``verbal promises'' such as permanent year-round sales of ethanol-blended gasoline and a farmer support system. However, senior administration officials have said that aid will only come after the election, so it is unclear how it will affect voters. The NBC poll found that 53% of Republicans express dissatisfaction with the current state of the economy.

On the 2nd, the day the Disaster Prevention Agency was inaugurated, Disaster Prevention Minister Goshi Hosono issued an ``urgent request'' and called for thorough disaster prevention. Its mission is to respond to ``national disasters'' such as preparing for the Nankai Trough earthquake, but issues include raising the public's disaster prevention awareness and the effectiveness of the newly established ``recommendation authority.''

The Disaster Prevention Agency, which serves as the government's control tower for disaster prevention and response, was established on the 2nd. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave a warning, and Goshi Hosono, who became the first disaster prevention minister, issued an urgent request to the people to secure furniture and stockpile food.