自民党の茂木幹事長、参院選「与党で改選過半数も」　早期の改憲発議目指す【２２参院選】

　自民党の茂木敏充幹事長は２０日、報道各社のインタビューに応じ、参院選（２２日公示、７月１０日投開票）の勝敗ラインについて「（非改選と合わせて）与党で過半数だ」と述べた。その上で、「与党で改選議席の過半数の獲得も含め、１議席でも多く積み上げたい」との目標を示した。
　自民、公明両党で非改選（６９議席）を合わせた参院（定数２４８）の過半数維持には５６議席が必要だ。一方、今回、与野党は改選定数１２４議席と神奈川選挙区で非改選の欠員１を補充する「合併選挙」を合わせた１２５議席を争う。改選議席の過半数は６３議席で、目標達成には５６からさらに７議席上積みする必要がある。
　憲法改正をめぐっては「参院選後、できるだけ早いタイミングで改正原案の国会提案、発議を目指したい」と強調した。（2022/06/20-19:34）

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party aims to win a majority of seats to be contested in the upcoming election for the House of Councillors, together with its junior coalition partner, Komeito, a senior LDP official said Monday.
   Toshimitsu Motegi, LDP secretary-general, made the remark in an interview with media organizations ahead of the July 10 election for the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament.
   He said the ruling coalition will seek to win at least 56 seats in the triennial election to contest half the 248 seats in the Upper House to remain a majority force in the chamber.
   But he also noted that a more ambitious target for the ruling bloc is to grab 63 seats, a majority of the 124 seats up for the election.
   "We aim to win as many seats as possible," including one in a by-election to be held simultaneously with the regular election, he added.