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高市早苗首相の党役員人事、総裁選を見据えた安定重視の人選か

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高市早苗首相は党役員人事で麻生太郎副総裁と鈴木俊一幹事長を留任させ、来秋の総裁選に向けた党内の安定を図った。閣僚未経験の中堅・村井英樹氏を国対委員長に起用したのは「サプライズ」と受け止められたが、党則により幹事長の権限である人選に鈴木氏が不満を示すなど、党内に不満の声も上がっている。

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高市早苗首相は自民党総裁として党役員人事を行い、来秋の総裁選を視野に入れた党内の安定を図った。これまでの特別国会では予算委員会への出席が少なかったが、来月召集の臨時国会では消費税減税法案など与野党対決型の案件が控える。

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高市早苗首相(自民党総裁)が行った党役員人事は、来秋の総裁選をにらんで安定を重視したものだ。閣僚未経験の中堅を国対委員長に据えた人選は、「国会嫌い」で通る首相の意向を反映しやすくするためとの見方がある。こうした「高市流」に対し、党内から不満の声も出た。

自民執行部が発足 麻生・鈴木氏ら骨格維持

「自民党・政府一丸となって難局を打開していく」。党執行部人事を承認した16日の総務会で、首相はこう強調した。

最大の焦点は麻生太郎副総裁の義弟である鈴木俊一幹事長を続投させるかどうかだった。首相と立場が近いと言えない鈴木氏を外し、旧安倍派の実力者の萩生田光一幹事長代行を昇格させる案も当初は首相サイドにあった、と関係者は明かす。

だが、首相は自らの後ろ盾となっている麻生氏と鈴木氏の留任を早々に決めた。麻生氏は派閥として唯一残る麻生派を率いる。その支持をつなぎ留めておけば、総裁再選に向けた大きな足掛かりになる。

「けんかする必要はない」。首相側近は麻生氏側への配慮を認めた。

当選6回で46歳の村井英樹氏を国対委員長に起用した人事は「サプライズ」として受け止められた。閣僚経験者が務めるポストというのが自民の相場観だからだ。

先の特別国会で首相の予算委員会出席は従来と比べて大幅に少なかった。答弁準備に長時間費やしたり、野党の批判を浴びたりするのを首相が嫌がったためという。

来月召集の臨時国会では消費税減税法案など与野党対決型の案件も控える。首相は、保守色の強い日本維新の会との連立政権合意を着実に実現することが党内の支持固めにつながるとみる。

村井氏は衆院議院運営委員会の与党筆頭理事として野党の審議拒否を「時代遅れ」と批判し、「効率化」を訴えた。与党幹部はその姿勢が首相の目に留まったと解説した。

ただ、党則は国対委員長の人選は幹事長の権限だと定める。村井氏の名前が取り沙汰された際、鈴木氏は不満げな様子を隠さなかった。

村井氏の力量も未知数だ。国対委員長経験者は「言うことを聞きそうなタイプに代えた」と冷ややか。党関係者は「野党と話をまとめられず、責任の押し付け合いになる」と危ぶむ。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 高市早苗首相は来秋の総裁選に向けて現在の執行部体制を維持し続ける

    Likely · Within months

  • 村井英樹氏の国対委員長としての能力は臨時国会での野党との協議で試される

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • 村井英樹氏は国対委員長として野党との協議をまとめられるか
  • 鈴木俊一幹事長の不満は今後の党運営に影響を与えるか
  • 高市首相の総裁再選への道筋はどのように形成されるか

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