二階自民幹事長、任期満了前最後の記者会見　歴代最長任期を更新

　自民党の二階俊博幹事長は２８日、自らの任期満了前最後となる記者会見に臨んだ。幹事長在職５年超で歴代最長記録を更新中の二階氏は「毎日毎日、懸命の努力をしてきた。どこまで行ったら誰の任期に届くとか追い越すとか、考えたことはない」と振り返った。
　二階氏は安倍政権下の２０１６年８月、自転車事故で重傷を負った谷垣禎一氏の後任として幹事長に就任。菅政権誕生を主導し、続投となった。ただ、党運営が強引との批判が根強く、今回の総裁選に立候補した岸田文雄前政調会長が役員任期制限を打ち出すなど交代を求める声が出ている。
　２９日に新総裁が誕生し、翌３０日に新幹事長などの人事が行われる見通し。その場合、二階氏の在職は１８８５日となる。（2021/09/28-16:21）

Toshihiro Nikai, the longest-serving secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, held the last press conference of his term in office on Tuesday.
   "I've been making my best effort every day. I never thought about reaching or overtaking someone else's record," he said.
   Nikai took the key party post in August 2016, after former Secretary-General Sadakazu Tanigaki was severely injured in a bicycle accident.
   He played a central role in making Yoshihide Suga LDP head and prime minister and was retained as secretary-general.
   However, Nikai's strong-armed stance has drawn persistent criticism and recently calls for him to step down from other party members including LDP leader candidate Fumio Kishida, who proposed limiting the tenure of party executives.