Prime Minister Kishida will replace Reconstruction Minister Akiba on the 27th, as problems over political funds have become apparent.
I would like to quickly decide on a successor and rebuild the system.
Reconstruction Minister Akiba said during the recent extraordinary session of the Diet that two political groups he is affiliated with had paid approximately 14 million yen in rent to his mother and wife, who own an office in his hometown of Sendai. , Problems over political funds came to light one after another, and the opposition parties continued to pursue them.
Regarding the treatment of Minister Akiba, Prime Minister Kishida said on the 26th, ``All I can say now is that we must make solid preparations for next year's ordinary Diet session, and that is all.''
Prime Minister Kishida will replace Minister Akiba on the 27th, and will promptly decide on his successor.
It is considered to be a de facto dismissal, and it will be the fourth cabinet minister to resign since October.
In addition, it is a policy to replace Parliamentary Vice-Minister Sugita, whose past discriminatory expressions have become an issue in the Diet.
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party would like to rebuild the system by removing uncertainties about the management of the government in preparation for next year's ordinary session of the Diet, and to proceed smoothly with deliberations on the next fiscal year's budget and other items.
On the other hand, the opposition party continued to take responsibility for appointing Prime Minister Kishida in the ordinary Diet session, such as the Constitutional Democratic Party's Diet affairs committee chairman Azumi, who said, ``If you are the fourth person to be dismissed, you would have to resign en masse.'' It is a policy to pursue.