参院岩手補選は立民勝利　「政治とカネ」で自民不戦敗

　参院岩手選挙区補欠選挙は２７日、投開票が行われ、立憲民主党元職の木戸口英司氏（６１）が当選した。補選は自民党に所属していた広瀬めぐみ前議員が「政治とカネ」の問題で辞職したことに伴う。同党は派閥裏金事件の逆風も踏まえ、候補擁立を断念した。
　確定投票率は５５．５４％だった。木戸口氏は２回目の当選。選挙戦で政治改革の必要性を訴え、無所属の田中亜弓氏（５３）ら４新人を下した。任期は２０２８年７月２５日まで。（2024/10/28-03:30）

Eiji Kidoguchi, 61, fielded by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has won a by-election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament, in Iwate Prefecture's constituency in northeastern Japan.
   The by-election, held Sunday, followed the August resignation of former Liberal Democratic Party member Megumi Hirose from the Upper House over allegations that one of her secretaries fraudulently received state funds as salaries.
   The LDP, already shaken by public criticism of a slush fund scandal at its factions, chose not to field a candidate in the by-election.
   Former Upper House lawmaker Kidoguchi, now elected to the chamber for the second time, focused his campaign on political reform, defeating his four rivals including independent candidate Ayumi Tanaka, 53. His term will end on July 25, 2028.
   The voter turnout stood at 55.54 pct.