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沖縄知事選で古謝玄太氏が初当選 保革対立の転換点に
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沖縄知事選で古謝玄太氏が初当選 保革対立の転換点に

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沖縄県知事選挙で自民党など保守勢力が推した古謝玄太氏(42)が現職の玉城デニー知事(66)を破り初当選。普天間飛行場の辺野古移設を容認する古謝氏の勝利は、長年の保革対立の転換点となる可能性。投票率は61.57%で前回を上回った。

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沖縄の本土復帰以降、普天間飛行場の辺野古移設問題が県政の最大の争点となってきた。革新系『オール沖縄』が反対を掲げてきたが、裁判での連続敗訴と工事の進行により県民の関心が薄れていた。

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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。

合意30年、返らぬ「普天間」 県民ににじむ不信と疲労―沖縄知事選、8回目の選択

沖縄が本土に復帰した1972年以降に生まれた知事は初めて。同県の公選知事として最年少となる。

古謝氏は13日夜、那覇市で記者団に「県政を継続するか、刷新するかが問われた」と指摘。「デニーさんの県政にも敬意を表しながら、沖縄を前に進めていきたい」と語った。玉城氏は那覇市で支援者に「辺野古は造れない。(移設反対と)県民を代表して主張したことは間違っていない」と述べた。

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。鈴木俊一幹事長は党本部で記者団に「政権基盤をより安定させることができた」と語った。

県選挙管理委員会によると、確定投票率は61.57%で、2022年の前回を3.65ポイント上回った。

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。

◇古謝玄太氏略歴

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 古謝新知事は辺野古移設に関する県と国の協議を継続する

    Likely · Within months

  • 沖縄県の経済振興策が重点的に推進される

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • 古謝新知事は辺野古移設問題をどのように進めるか
  • 県経済振興策の具体的内容は何か
  • 米軍との調整はどのように行われるか

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