With the successive resignations of ministers, Prime Minister Kishida received encouragement from former Prime Minister Mori and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Aoki, who were seniors at his alma mater, Waseda University, on the night of the 21st, amidst criticism of the administration from within the ruling party. I was.
In addition to Mr. Mori and Mr. Aoki, the Liberal Democratic Party Organizational Movement Headquarters Director Obuchi attended the dinner held at the Waseda University facility.
Prime Minister Kishida went around serving each and every one of them, and Mr. Mori said, "The Prime Minister is a lonely job, and I think there are times when I can't talk to people around me, but I want you to do your best." I was encouraged by someone.
Meanwhile, the secretary-generals of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party and the chairman of the Policy Research Council held a meeting at a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo on the night of the 21st, and discussed the second supplementary budget for this fiscal year and a new plan to help the victims of the former Unification Church. In order to enact such a bill in the current Diet session, we confirmed our policy of uniting and supporting the Kishida administration.