自民四役、茂木氏以外交代で調整　政調会長に安倍派起用案―麻生・松野氏続投へ・岸田首相

　岸田文雄首相（自民党総裁）は７日、１０日に実施する内閣改造・党役員人事に向けた調整を進めた。党四役では茂木敏充幹事長を留任させる方針を固める一方、総務会長、政調会長、選対委員長の３ポストの交代を検討。政調会長については、最大派閥・安倍派の閣僚経験者を起用する案が浮上した。
　麻生太郎副総裁と松野博一官房長官（安倍派）の続投も固まった。林芳正外相（岸田派）も留任の方向だ。公明党内には斉藤鉄夫国土交通相の続投を主張する声が多い。
　首相は７日、茂木氏や安倍派の萩生田光一経済産業相と首相公邸で会談し、人事構想をめぐり協議した。
　現在の政調会長は、故安倍晋三元首相に近いものの派閥に属していない高市早苗氏。安倍派の有力議員と入れ替えることで、茂木、麻生両派と合わせた第１～３派閥が党運営の中枢を担うことを明確にし、政権を安定させる狙いだ。（2022/08/07-18:49）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is planning to replace three of the party's four key executives in a cabinet and LDP leadership team reshuffle on Wednesday, informed sources said Sunday.
   The three are LDP General Council chairman Tatsuo Fukuda, Election Strategy Headquarters chief Toshiaki Endo and Policy Research Council head Sanae Takaichi. Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi is expected to stay on.
   Kishida may appoint a former cabinet minister and member of the largest intraparty faction, which was previously led by slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to the post of policy research council head, the sources said.
   The possible appointment is aimed at ensuring the stability of the Kishida administration by making it clear that the party will be run mainly by its three largest factions, including those led by Kishida and LDP Vice President Taro Aso, according to the sources.
   Takaichi was close to Abe, but she does not belong to any faction.