名古屋市長に河村氏５選　与野党推薦候補ら破る

　任期満了に伴う名古屋市長選は２５日に投開票が行われ、無所属で現職の河村たかし氏（７２）が、元市議の横井利明氏（５９）＝自民、立憲民主、公明、国民民主推薦＝ら無所属新人３人を破り、出直し選を含め５回目の当選を果たした。公選制導入後、名古屋市長として初の４期目に入る。投票率は４２．１２％で前回を上回った。
　選挙は事実上、河村、横井両氏の一騎打ちの構図。現市政の評価に加え、愛知県の大村秀章知事の解職請求（リコール）の不正署名問題で、河村氏が運動を支援したことの是非が争点となった。
　自身が代表を務める地域政党「減税日本」の推薦を受けた河村氏は、市民税減税や「市長給与８００万円」など３期１２年の実績をアピール。不正署名問題に関しても「説明責任を果たしていく」と訴え、圧倒的な知名度を武器に幅広く票を集めた。（2021/04/25-23:41）

Independent Takashi Kawamura was elected as mayor of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for the fifth time on Sunday, defeating three other candidates.
   Kawamura, 72, backed by his own regional party, Genzei Nippon, touted his achievements over the past 12 years as mayor, such as municipal tax cuts, during the campaigning.
   A focal point of the race was voters' judgment on Kawamura's support to a campaign aimed at removing Hideaki Omura as governor of Aichi, whose capital is Nagoya.
   The campaign became controversial as most signatures collected for a petition to dismiss Omura turned out to be invalid.
   Toshiaki Yokoi, 59, former Nagoya city assembly member and Kawamura's biggest rival in the mayoral race, failed to win sufficient voter support despite backing by major political parties, which had wanted to oust Kawamura.