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高市首相、簗氏進退に言及 「違法性あれば即断」―野党、自発的辞任要求
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高市首相、簗氏進退に言及 「違法性あれば即断」―野党、自発的辞任要求

簗和生農林水産相の予算カット発言とバス疑惑を巡り、高市早苗首相が衆院予算委員会で進退に言及

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高市早苗首相は13日の衆院予算委員会で、簗和生農林水産相の道路予算カット発言に関し、「行政の運営をしていいかどうかも含めてしっかり考える」と述べ、更迭の可能性に初めて言及した。野党側は辞任を求めて攻勢を強めている。

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簗和生農林水産相を巡り、支援しなかった自治体の道路予算をカットしたとする発言や、選挙での無料バス運行に関する公選法違反疑惑が浮上している。

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高市早苗首相は13日の衆院予算委員会で、簗和生農林水産相が衆院選で自身を支援しなかった首長の自治体の道路予算を「カットした」と発言した問題に関し、同氏の進退に言及した。「不適切で本当にださい。行政の運営をしていいかどうかも含めてしっかり考える」と述べた。

高市首相、簗氏バス疑惑「発言控える」

首相は続投させる方針を示してきており、更迭の可能性に触れたのは初めて。野党側は辞任を求めて攻勢を強めた。

簗氏の陣営が衆院選で支援者を無料バスで運んだとする公職選挙法違反疑惑に関しても、首相は「全容が見えない」としつつ「仮に違法性があれば、その時はちゅうちょしない」と明言。法令に抵触すると判断されれば即断する考えを示した。

予算カット発言に関しては「不適切な発言をし、その後の対応も非常に悪かった」と指摘。撤回や謝罪が遅れた点などを問題視した。

公明党の中野洋昌政調会長と伊佐進一氏、民主改革の会の山岡達丸氏が首相の任命責任などをただしたのに対して答えた。

簗氏は「予算の減額を求めた事実は一切ない。私の不徳を恥じ、おわびする」と答弁。公選法違反疑惑については「利益供与や寄付ではない。法令にのっとり適切に対処している」と説明し、問題はないとの認識を示した。

公選法に抵触するかどうかに関し、木原稔官房長官は記者会見で「個別の事案に即して判断されるべきだ」と述べるにとどめた。

国民民主党の玉木雄一郎代表は記者会見で「早く潔く決着をつけてもらいたい」と簗氏辞任による早期収拾を求めた。民主改革の階猛幹事長も記者団に、参院で問責決議案の提出が検討されていることに触れた上で「(提出前に)自ら身を引いてもいい」と語った。

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  • 参院での問責決議案の提出

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  • 簗農林水産相は更迭されるのか
  • 公選法違反疑惑の全容はどう解明されるのか

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