参院議長、尾辻氏で調整　自民参院会長は関口氏再任へ

　自民党は１４日、山東昭子参院議長の後任に尾辻秀久元参院副議長（８１）を推す方針を固めた。８月３日召集が見込まれる臨時国会で選出される。引退する小川敏夫副議長の後任には、立憲民主党の長浜博行元環境相らの名前が取り沙汰されている。一方、自民党の参院議員会長は関口昌一氏（茂木派）が再任される方向だ。
　参院は、３年ごとの選挙後に第１会派から議長、第２会派から副議長をそれぞれ選ぶのが慣例となっている。（2022/07/14-17:46）

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering nominating Hidehisa Otsuji, 81, former vice president of the House of Councillors, as new president of the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, informed sources said Thursday.
   Otsuji, 81, is expected to be elected new Upper House president during an extraordinary Diet session, which is likely to be convened on Aug. 3, to replace incumbent Upper House President Akiko Santo, the sources said.
   He has been elected to the Upper House six times, serving in such posts as health minister and head of the LDP's Upper House lawmakers.
   As for the successor to Upper House Vice President Toshio Ogawa, a member of the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party Japan, who is slated to retire from politics, possible candidates include former Environment Minister Hiroyuki Nagahama of the CDP.
   Masakazu Sekiguchi, the LDP's chairman in the Upper House, who belongs to the faction led by LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi, is expected to stay in the post.