「もう一人のリズ・トラス」　巧みなツイート対応で人気に　英

【ロンドンＡＦＰ＝時事】英国のリズ・トラス外相の新首相就任に伴い、ツイッターの一般ユーザー、リズ・トラッセルさんの元にツイートが殺到している。（英国の首相に就任したリズ・トラス氏、資料写真）
　トラッセルさんはツイッターでユーザー名「＠Ｌｉｚｔｒｕｓｓ」を１０年以上前から使っており、これがトラス氏のアカウント（ユーザー名「＠ｔｒｕｓｓｌｉｚ」）と間違われた。「もう一人のリズ・トラス」となったトラッセルさんは、この状況を楽しみ、皮肉やジョークを交えて返答している。
　スウェーデンのマグダレナ・アンデション首相も間違ってトラッセルさんに向けてお祝いのメッセージを投稿。トラッセルさんは返信で、同国の名物料理に言及し、「近く訪問するのを楽しみにしています！ ミートボールを用意しておいて」とジョークを飛ばした。
　野党・緑の党のキャロリン・ルーカス議員も二人のアカウントを混同。トラッセルさんのユーザー名を挙げて、トラス氏について「右翼のイデオロギー信奉者」と非難し、首相選出は「われわれ全員にとっての大惨事」になるとツイートした。
　同議員は後に、間違いに気付いて謝罪したが、その際には、トラッセルさんの方が首相として「より良い仕事をするだろう」とコメント。これに対しトラッセルさんは、カジノで有名な米ラスベガスに触れながら「やります！ 皆にベガス（旅行）を」との“公約”宣言で応じた。
　トラッセルさんはこうしたユーモラスな対応により、多くのファンを獲得。地方議員のマット・デント氏は５日、「＠ｔｒｕｓｓｌｉｚの代わりに＠Ｌｉｚｔｒｕｓｓが明日首相になるよう請願しよう」と投稿した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/09/07-13:35）

One is Liz Truss, Britain's former foreign secretary and now prime minister. The other is Liz Trussell, an ordinary Twitter user.
But having up snapped up the @Liztruss Twitter handle more than a decade ago, the other Liz Truss has suddenly found herself bombarded with messages intended for Downing Street's newest resident, whose handle is @trussliz.
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson was among those who managed to mistakenly congratulate Trussell, who has been revelling in the confusion, firing back with wisecracks and jokes.
Congratulations to Liz Truss, Andersson wrote, adding that Sweden and Great Britain will continue our deep and extensive cooperation.
Looking forward to a visit soon! Trussell replied. Get the meatballs ready.
Among others to get the two mixed up -- after Truss won the contest to be the new Conservative Party leader and replace Boris Johnson as premier -- were MP and Green Party leader Caroline Lucas.
Lucas berated Truss in her tweet for being a right wing ideologue and predicting her tenure in number 10 would be a disaster for all of us.
She later apologised, adding that Trussell would probably make a better job of leading the country.
I'm in! Vegas for everybody, responded Trussell, who has around 3,400 followers compared to Truss's over 360,000.
Trussell, whose Twitter photo shows her in high spirits dressed in a pink party dress, has certainly been enjoying her moment in the limelight.
Observers likened it to the annual Christmas mix-up involving the British department store John Lewis and an American man who shares his name.
After Truss was accused on Twitter of snubbing her rival for the Tory leadership Rishi Sunak by not shaking his hand before her victory speech, Trussell explained she had been busy at a restaurant.
Sorry, I was in Nandos, she responded.
And her humorous responses have won her plenty of admirers, with one local politician proposing a petition in her support.
Petition for @Liztruss to become PM tomorrow in place of @trussliz, wrote Matt Dent on Monday.
Another, Jake Graham, suggested the Tory party just ditch the real Liz Truss and go with Trussell.
Liz Trussell who has the @Liztruss Twitter handle looks like an absolute hun! Can we please have her as PM instead?