菅首相、来週にも党役員人事　二階氏後任が焦点、改造論も

　菅義偉首相（自民党総裁）は３１日、二階俊博幹事長の交代を柱とする党役員人事を来週にも断行する意向を固めた。複数の党関係者が明らかにした。二階氏の後任が焦点。党内には内閣改造も合わせて行うべきだとの声がある。首相は政権の体制を刷新し、再選を目指す党総裁選（９月１７日告示）と次期衆院選に臨む方針だ。
　首相は３１日午後にも二階氏と会談し、人事や今後の日程などについて協議する見通し。
　加藤勝信官房長官は記者会見で、党役員人事や内閣改造に関し「あるかないかを前提に申し上げるのは差し控えたい」と述べるにとどめた。（2021/08/31-12:44）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is planning to reshuffle executives of the LDP as early as next week, multiple sources linked to the party said Tuesday.
   The focal point is who will succeed LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai.
   Some LDP members are calling for a cabinet reshuffle to be held to coincide with the appointments of new party executives, according to the sources.
   Suga may carry out a shake-up of his administration before the Sept. 17 candidacy filings for the party's Sept. 29 presidential race and this autumn's House of Representatives election.
   The prime minister is slated to hold talks with Nikai on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the LDP's new leadership team and the related schedule in the future.