Reconstruction Minister Akiba, who has clarified problems over political funds, has submitted a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Kishida, saying that he wants to avoid affecting the deliberations of the ordinary Diet session next year.
It seems like a de facto replacement.
Minister Akiba met with Prime Minister Kishida at the Prime Minister's official residence from before 1:00 pm on the 27th.
After that, Minister Akiba told reporters about issues related to his own political funds, saying, "I received many points at the extraordinary Diet session, and I think that I have to humbly accept them. There was nothing illegal," he said.
On the other hand, "At the end of the year, ahead of next year's ordinary session of the Diet, my top priority was not to let deliberations on next year's budget bill and bills stagnate. It has been accepted," he said.
He added, "It's unfortunate that the results were half-finished, but we have made steady progress in reconstruction over the past four months. We hope that the disaster-stricken areas will realize that things are getting better by recognizing that they are still on the way." I want to do it," he said.
Minister Akiba is 60 years old and has been elected seven times as a proportional representation member of the House of Representatives in the Tohoku bloc.
He entered the cabinet for the first time in the cabinet reshuffle in August this year.
This is the fourth Kishida Cabinet member to resign since October, and the opposition parties plan to pursue the responsibility of appointing Prime Minister Kishida during the ordinary session of the Diet next year. is.