Mr. Sonoura resigns as a member of the House of Representatives A blow to the Kishida administration Inevitable situation

Kentaro Sonoura resigned as a member of the House of Representatives on the 21st due to the issue of "politics and money", and the Liberal Democratic Party also left the party.

At the recent extraordinary session of the Diet, a cabinet minister resigned due to the political funding issue, and it is inevitable that the Kishida Cabinet's administration will suffer further damage.

Mr. Sonoura is expected to be shortly indicted for violating the Political Funds Control Law over the suspicion that the combined income of 40 million yen from several political fund parties was not listed in the political fund income and expenditure report, and the House of Representatives announced on the 21st. He resigned as an MP and left the Liberal Democratic Party.

In the previous extraordinary session of the Diet, former Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Terada resigned due to political funding issues, and the Kishida Cabinet, whose approval rating has been sluggish due to a series of problems over "politics and money," is avoiding further damage to the management of the administration. It's a situation that can't be done.

In addition, a by-election for the House of Representatives' Chiba 5th District, which will follow Mr. Sonoura's resignation, will be held in April next year if the Supreme Court's ruling on the lawsuit over the so-called "one-vote disparity" in last year's House of Representatives election is finalized by March 15 next year. is expected to take place in

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party would like to restore trust by implementing policies that are more familiar to people's lives, such as countermeasures against rising prices and dealing with the new coronavirus.

Opposition parties, on the other hand, are increasingly criticizing that the problem does not end with the resignation or withdrawal of lawmakers, and are asking the LDP to investigate whether other lawmakers have similar problems.

In addition, Mr. Sonoura himself has insisted that accountability should be fulfilled, and plans to pursue the issue of "politics and money" at the ordinary session of the Diet next year.