菅、石破氏が会談　自民総裁選へ意見交換か

　自民党の菅義偉前首相と石破茂元幹事長は１日夜、東京都内の中国料理店で約１時間半にわたって会談した。石破氏は９月に想定される党総裁選に出馬する意向。政権批判を強める菅氏と、今後の対応などを巡り意見交換したもようだ。会談には武田良太元総務相も同席した。
　石破氏は、報道各社の世論調査で高い支持を受ける一方、党内基盤の弱さが課題。過去４回、総裁選に挑戦したが、いずれも苦杯をなめた。
　菅氏は、岸田政権下で「非主流派」の筆頭格と目され、無派閥議員を中心に一定の影響力を持つ。先月も、岸田文雄首相（党総裁）に事実上の退陣を要求するなど、動向が注目されている。
　武田氏は、二階派の有力議員。首相の後ろ盾である麻生太郎副総裁とはあつれきがある。会談には、「ポスト岸田」を見据えた連携強化の思惑もありそうだ。（2024/07/01-21:02）

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Shigeru Ishiba, former Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met in a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo on Monday night.
   Ishiba is seen running in the LDP's leadership election expected for September. He seems to have exchanged opinions on his future plans with Suga, increasingly critical of the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who seeks re-election as LDP president.
   Monday's meeting, which lasted about 90 minutes, was also attended by former internal affairs minister Ryota Takeda.
   Ishiba, often found to be the most favored candidate to be the next prime minister in public opinion polls, is still struggling to strengthen his support base within the party. He has run and lost in four LDP leadership races.
   Suga, a leading figure among nonmainstream members of the LDP, has some influence over party lawmakers unaffiliated with intraparty factions. His actions are drawing attention particularly after he called for Kishida's resignation last month.