小池知事３選出馬なら支援　「確認団体」設置案も浮上―自民都連

　自民党東京都連は１０日に党本部で会合を開き、都知事選（２０日告示、７月７日投開票）への対応に関し、小池百合子知事（７１）が３選出馬を表明すれば支援する方針を確認した。具体的な支援方法は、都連幹部を中心に検討。選挙期間中でも政治活動ができる「確認団体」を設置して支援する案が浮上している。
　小池氏はすでに立候補の意向を固めているが、派閥の裏金問題で強い批判を受けている自民との間合いの取り方などについて慎重に検討しているとみられる。（2024/06/10-12:54）

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter reaffirmed on Monday its plan to support Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike if she announces her bid for a third term.
   At a meeting, the LDP Tokyo chapter also decided to have its senior members consider specific ways to back her, at a time when the party is struggling to regain public trust it has lost since the revelation of the creation of slush funds by intraparty factions.
   Koike is believed to be determined to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 7 but is wondering how close she should be with the scandal-tainted LDP during her campaign, people familiar with the matter said.
   LDP Tokyo sources said the chapter, which has already decided not to field its own candidate in the election, is considering setting up a group allowed under law to conduct political activities, such as stump speeches and flyer distribution, during the campaign period so it can give Koike low-key support.
   In the upcoming Tokyo race, to be kicked off on June 20, Renho, a House of Councillors lawmaker of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has announced she will run under a banner of "anti-LDP, non-Koike governance."