自民政調会長に萩生田氏　総務会長は遠藤氏、選対に森山氏浮上―あす内閣改造・岸田首相

　岸田文雄首相（自民党総裁）は１０日に実施する内閣改造・党役員人事で、萩生田光一経済産業相（５８）を党政調会長に内定した。総務会長に遠藤利明選対委員長（７２）を検討。選対委員長には森山裕前国対委員長（７７）の起用が浮上した。政権幹部が明らかにした。
　萩生田氏は最大派閥の安倍派に所属し、故安倍晋三元首相の側近として知られる。安倍派に配慮を示すとともに、安全保障政策の見直しや原発再稼働など与党内調整への手腕を期待する。
　遠藤氏は、首相を支える谷垣グループ代表世話人を務める。留任する麻生太郎副総裁（８１）、茂木敏充幹事長（６６）とも良好な関係を保つ。
　岸田政権で非主流派に位置付けられる森山派会長を務める森山氏は、菅義偉前首相や二階俊博元幹事長と近く、挙党態勢を築く狙いがある。衆院小選挙区の区割り改定を受けた候補者調整が課題となる。（2022/08/09-12:13）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering naming economy minister Koichi Hagiuda as chairman of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, sources familiar with the matter said.
   The appointment of Hagiuda to the key party post comes as part of Kishida's plan to reshuffle his cabinet and the LDP leadership team on Wednesday. Kishida is president of the party.
   Toshiaki Endo, chairman of the LDP's Election Strategy Committee, is likely to be named chairman of the party's General Council, the sources said.
   Hagiuda belongs to the LDP's largest faction that was previously led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and was known as a close aide to Abe.
   Endo, a senior member of an LDP group led by former Secretary-General Sadakazu Tanigaki, has friendly ties with LDP Vice President Taro Aso and Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi.