衆院３補選、投票進む　夜に結果判明、政権へ影響

　衆院東京１５区、島根１区、長崎３区の３補欠選挙は２８日午後、投票が進んだ。一部を除き午後８時に締め切られ、即日開票される。夜にも大勢が判明する見通しだ。
　３補選は自民党派閥の裏金事件後初の国政選挙で、「政治とカネ」の問題が最大の争点。結果は岸田文雄首相（自民総裁）の政権運営や衆院解散戦略に影響する。自民は東京、長崎の２選挙区で候補擁立を見送り、不戦敗が確定する異例の展開となった。
　投票率は午後６時現在で、東京１５区が２１．６２％、島根１区が３０．０４％、長崎３区が１７．０８％だった。２０２１年衆院選と比べ、それぞれ１１．６９ポイント、４．１５ポイント、１４．５ポイント下回った。（2024/04/28-19:11）

Voting is underway in three House of Representatives by-elections in Japan on Sunday, with results expected in the night.
   Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. in the Tokyo No. 15, Shimane No. 1 and Nagasaki No. 3 constituencies and will close at 8 p.m., except in some areas.
   The Lower House by-elections are the first national elections to follow the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's "slush fund" scandal. The outcome is expected to affect Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's grip on power and his strategy for dissolving the Lower House for a snap election.
   The LDP fielded its own candidate only in the Shimane constituency in western Japan, while choosing to "lose by default" in the Tokyo constituency and the Nagasaki constituency in southwestern Japan.
   As of 10 a.m., voter turnout was 9.17 pct in Shimane No. 1 and 6.33 pct in Nagasaki No. 3.