Three factions of the Liberal Democratic Party disband one after another; the focus is on the remaining Aso factions and other groups

Following the Kishida faction, the Abe faction and Nikai faction have also been disbanded following the incident surrounding the political funding party of the LDP faction.

The Liberal Democratic Party has experienced an unusual situation in which three factions have disbanded one after another, and the focus will be on how the remaining Aso factions will respond.

In a case involving a political funding party organized by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Yaichi Tanigawa, a member of the House of Representatives, was summarily indicted on the 19th for making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and he has confirmed his intention to leave the Liberal Democratic Party and resign as a member. .

Additionally, Yasumasa Ohno, a member of the House of Councilors, was indicted and left the party.

Furthermore, the accounting managers of the Abe faction and Nikai faction were indicted at home, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction was summarily indicted.

Prime Minister Kishida said, ``It is extremely regrettable as it undermines the people's trust in politics.As the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, I would like to apologize.''

Prime Minister Kishida intends to dissolve the Kishida faction, of which he was the chairman.

Following this, the Nikai faction's chairman, former secretary-general, held a press conference, apologized, and announced that the faction would be disbanded.

Furthermore, the largest faction, the Abe faction, held a general assembly of members on the night of the 19th and decided to dissolve the faction.

Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Shioya Shioya, who chairs the committee, said, ``I am deeply disappointed and heartbroken, but we must make a decisive decision.''

However, the remaining Aso faction, Mogi faction, and Moriyama faction have expressed the opinion that there is no need to disband the factions that have responded appropriately.

On the other hand, there are voices saying, ``It will be difficult to carry out activities as usual,'' and we have decided to hold discussions within our faction, with the party's political reform headquarters scheduled to compile an interim report next week.

The Liberal Democratic Party has experienced an unprecedented situation in which three factions, including the Kishida faction, have disbanded one after another, and the focus will be on how the Aso faction will respond.