小池氏、出馬明言せず　都議会定例会が開会―東京

　東京都議会の定例会が２９日、開会した。小池百合子知事にとっては２期目最後の定例会で、都知事選（６月２０日告示、７月７日投開票）への対応が焦点だが、本会議冒頭に行われた所信表明演説では３選出馬を明言しなかった。
　小池氏はすでに立候補の意向を固め、関係者との調整に入っており、表明の時期が注目される。
　所信表明の中で小池氏は「都民が希望を持てる都政を展開するという決意は、一瞬たりとも揺らいだことはない」と改めて職務への意欲を強調。ただ、知事選への対応については触れず、議会終了後の記者団の質問に対し「まずはこの定例会にしっかりと取り組むことが現職の務めだ」と述べるにとどめた。（2024/05/29-15:39）

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike did not announce her possible bid for a third term in her policy speech at the beginning of a Tokyo metropolitan assembly session on Wednesday.
   It is being closely watched when Koike will officially announce her candidacy for the July 7 gubernatorial election, as she is believed to have already decided to run in the election.
   In the speech, Koike reiterated her eagerness to fulfill her duties as governor of the Japanese capital, although she made no mention of the upcoming election. "I have never wavered for a moment in my determination to create a metropolitan government that gives hope to Tokyo residents," she stressed.
   Koike told reporters later in the day that her primary duty as sitting governor now is to fully respond to the metropolitan assembly session that started on the day.
   On Tuesday, she was asked by assembly members from regional political party Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group) and Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to seek another term in the upcoming election. The LDP is also expected to support Koike if she seeks re-election.