公明代表に斉藤氏内定　９日に新執行部発足

　公明党は７日の中央幹事会で、衆院選落選を受けて辞任する石井啓一代表（６６）の後任に、斉藤鉄夫国土交通相（７２）を充てる人事を内定した。斉藤氏は９日の臨時党大会で正式に就任し、直ちに新執行部を発足させる見通しだ。
　石井氏は中央幹事会の冒頭、「少数与党になった難しい国会を乗り切り、党再建に向けてリーダーシップを発揮していく必要がある」と述べた。（2024/11/07-11:38）

Executives of Komeito, the junior party in Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition, Thursday agreed to name land minister Tetsuo Saito as its new leader.
   Saito, 72, is set to become Komeito chief at a party convention on Saturday to succeed Keiichi Ishii, who will step down due to his defeat in October's election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament.
   Komeito is expected to reappoint Makoto Nishida, 62, as secretary-general and Mitsunari Okamoto, 59, as policy chief.
   Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, plans to name Komeito lawmaker Hiromasa Nakano, 46, as land minister to succeed Saito at the request of Komeito.
   Komeito reduced its number of Lower House seats to 24 in the election, down from 32.