沖縄県議選、知事派劣勢　辺野古移設に影響

　任期満了に伴う沖縄県議選が１６日、投開票された。自民、公明両党など県政野党が議席を着実に積み上げ、玉城デニー知事を支持する立憲民主、社民両党など県政与党が伸び悩んだ。米軍普天間飛行場（宜野湾市）の名護市辺野古移設阻止を掲げる玉城知事は苦しい県政運営を迫られそうだ。
　１３選挙区（定数４８人）に７５人が立候補した。午後１１時半現在、与党系が１５議席にとどまる一方、野党系が２１議席を確保した。
　投票率は４５．２６％で、２０２０年県議選を１．７ポイント下回り、過去最低となった。
　選挙前の勢力は与野党それぞれ２４議席で拮抗（きっこう）していた。議決に加わらない議長を野党系から選出しているため、玉城知事が議会運営の主導権を辛うじて維持している状況だった。（2024/06/17-00:28）

Voting kicked off Sunday morning in an election for the prefectural assembly of Okinawa, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station within the southernmost Japan prefecture a major issue in the poll.
   Balloting will last until 8 p.m., and vote counting is set to start soon later. A total of 75 candidates are vying for 48 seats in the election.
   The focus is whether the prefectural ruling bloc in support of Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, who is aiming to block the relocation of the U.S. base to the Henoko coastal district in the city of Nago from the city of Ginowan, or the opposition bloc, including the Liberal Democratic Party, will win a majority of the seats.
   Of the 75 candidates, 34 are from parties forming the ruling bloc, including the Japanese Communist Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party, while 33 are from parties in the opposition bloc, such as the LDP, Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party). The remaining eight are independent candidates.
   One each from the ruling and opposition camps have secured their seats uncontested.