斎藤氏、知事２期目がスタート　午後に就任会見―兵庫県

　１７日投開票の兵庫県知事選で再選を果たした斎藤元彦氏（４７）は１９日午前、県庁で当選証書を受け取った後、就任式に臨み、２期目をスタートさせた。知事としての登庁は約１カ月半ぶりで、午後には就任後初の記者会見を行う予定。
　就任式には、幹部職員らが出席。支持者も駆け付けた。斎藤氏はあいさつで「県民のための政治、県政をしていくことを誓う。謙虚な心をもう一度心に刻み、頑張っていきたい」と語った。（2024/11/19-11:55）

Hyogo Governor Motohiko Saito kicked off his second term as leader of the western Japan prefecture Tuesday after winning Sunday's gubernatorial election.
   The 47-year-old arrived at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe, Hyogo's capital, for the first time in over a month. He had been effectively ousted from the governor's office due to the prefectural assembly's no-confidence motion against him over his alleged harassing acts while at work and other problematic behavior.
   He is set to hold a press conference later Tuesday to lay out his plans for the prefectural government during his second term as governor.
   Shortly after his election victory, Saito had expressed a wish to rebuild the prefectural administration by improving his relationships with the prefectural assembly and prefectural government employees.