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意思表示困難な首長の退職可に 将来的な制度化も視野―藤井総務相
藤井比早之総務相藤井比早之総務相は３０日の閣議後記者会見で、首長が病気などで意思表示が困難になった場合、副知事や副市町村長が医師の診断を踏まえて首長の退職を判断できるとの見解を明らかにした。 Japanese internal affairs minister Hisayuki Fujii said Friday that deputy leaders of local governments can initiate the resignation process for their leaders who have become incapacitated due to illness or other factors, based on doctors' diagnoses.
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