2022.02.07 00:46Nation

山口知事に村岡氏３選　共産系新人破る

　任期満了に伴う山口県知事選は６日投開票され、無所属現職の村岡嗣政氏（４９）＝自民、公明推薦＝が、無所属新人で新日本婦人の会県本部会長の千葉まり氏（６８）＝共産推薦、社民支持＝を破り、３選を果たした。投票率は３４．９１％で過去最低だった。
　村岡氏は、新型コロナウイルスワクチンの２回目接種を全国最速ペースで進めたことなど、これまでのコロナ対応をアピール。企業誘致などの実績も訴え、幅広い支持を集めた。
　千葉氏は、同性パートナーシップ制度の導入や、中国電力による上関原発（上関町）建設計画の中止などを唱えたが、及ばなかった。（2022/02/07-00:46）

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2022.02.07 00:46Nation

Muraoka Wins 3rd Term as Yamaguchi Governor

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Independent Tsugumasa Muraoka won his third term as governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sunday, defeating another independent.
   Muraoka, 49, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, touted his COVID-19 response, including a rapid rollout of second vaccine shots, and his successful efforts to increase jobs.
   His contender, Mari Chiba, a 68-year-old women's rights activist supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, sought to introduce a same-sex partnership system and cancel the construction of a nuclear power plant in the prefecture.
   Voter turnout was at a record low of 34.91 pct.