菅首相「謙虚に受け止める」　衆参３選挙、自民全敗で

　菅義偉首相は２６日、衆院北海道２区、参院長野選挙区の両補欠選挙と参院広島選挙区再選挙で自民党が全敗したことを受け、「国民の審判を謙虚に受け止め、さらに分析をした上で、正すべき点はしっかり正していきたい」と述べた。首相官邸で記者団の質問に答えた。
　衆院解散・総選挙の時期への影響に関しては「新型コロナウイルス対策を最優先で取り組んでいくという考え方に変わりはない」と述べ、早期実施に慎重な考えを強調。高齢者向けのワクチン接種に触れ、「７月末を念頭に高齢者の希望する方全員に２回目のワクチン接種を終えるように取り組んでいきたい」と語った。（2021/04/26-12:29）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday that he humbly accepts his ruling party's losses in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
   "We accept the people's judgment in a humble way and will correct what needs to be corrected," Suga told reporters after the LDP failed to win any of the three elections.
   Suga reiterated a cautious stance toward calling a snap general election at an early date. "There is no change in my stance of giving top priority to fighting the novel coronavirus," he said.
   The election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, needs to take place by this autumn.
   The prime minister said the government will work to ensure that all elderly people in the country wanting to get vaccinated against the coronavirus receive a second shot by the end of July.