グリーン、デジタルで方向性　総裁選「自民党の底力示した」―菅前総裁

　菅義偉首相は２９日、自民党新総裁に岸田文雄前政調会長が選出された後の両院議員総会で、前総裁としてあいさつし、「総裁として１年だったが、わが国にとって長年の課題であるグリーン、デジタルに一定の方向性を示すことができた」と実績を強調した。
　「この１年間、党員党友の皆さんに心から感謝と御礼申し上げます」と深々と頭を下げた菅氏。自身の退陣表明を受けた総裁選の論戦については「自民党の底力を国民の皆さんに示してくれた」とたたえた。
　菅氏は河野太郎規制改革担当相への支持を明言していた。内閣記者会は総裁選の結果の受け止めについて取材を申し入れたが、首相側は「両院議員総会であいさつした」として、応じなかった。（2021/09/29-17:48）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday he showed how Japan should strive to create a carbon-neutral, digitalized society over the past year.
   "Although I served as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for only a year, I believe I was able to set a certain direction for Japan's green and digitalization initiatives," Suga told a meeting of all LDP lawmakers held after Fumio Kishida was elected new party head earlier in the day. "I thank every party member and supporter from my heart for the past year."
   The LDP leadership election was contested by four candidates including Kishida, former party policy chief. Suga did not run for reelection.
   Policy debates among the candidates during the race "showed the LDP's potential to Japanese people," Suga added.
   Suga, also to be succeeded by Kishida as prime minister, threw his support behind regulatory reform minister Taro Kono, who is in charge of coronavirus vaccine rollout, in the race.