Regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church, Prime Minister Kishida apologized for the concerns and suspicions of LDP lawmakers, including cabinet ministers, and emphasized that the party will respond strictly.
On the other hand, the opposition party is prepared to continue to pursue the LDP's response as insufficient, and it is unclear whether the situation will calm down.
On the 31st, Prime Minister Kishida apologized for the concerns and suspicions that Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers, including ministers, had about the relationship with the former Unification Church. We will take strict action,” he said.
In response to this, the LDP will have parliamentarians affiliated with the party report on their relationship with the church so far, publish the results, and will not have any relationship with the church, including related organizations, in the future. decided on a policy.
Secretary-General Motegi said, "It's a very heavy decision, and if there are lawmakers who can't comply, we can't work in the same party."
Opposition parties have criticized the Liberal Democratic Party's response, such as Izumi, the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, saying, "There should be many local government lawmakers who were supported by the former Unification Church, but it is a big problem that they are excluded from the survey." I'm going to continue to pursue it as it's not enough.
In addition, even within the ruling party, there is a view that ``the party's response is too slow, and we do not know if this will settle down,'' and it is not possible to predict whether the situation will calm down.