In response to the incident surrounding a faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of its ``Political Reform Headquarters'' and approved in principle an interim report.
The faction plans to completely break away from money and personnel matters in order to be reborn as a proper "policy group."
In response to the incident surrounding a faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party's ``Political Reform Headquarters'' held a meeting for all members and exchanged opinions on a proposal for an interim report.
At the beginning of the draft, the bill clearly states, ``The Liberal Democratic Party sincerely regrets the incident and deeply apologizes to the people, and in addition to clear accountability from those involved, we will reach a conclusion on what political responsibility should be.'' Masu.
In order to increase the transparency of political funding
, the party plans to require external audits to be submitted to factions' income and expenditure reports
, and to revise party rules so that members can be punished if the accounting officer is arrested or indicted.
In addition,
▽Receipts from parliamentary parties' political funding parties will basically be transferred to banks, and
▽Income and expenditure reports will be submitted online.
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We will hold sincere discussions with each party and promptly enact the necessary legislation, including amending the Political Funds Regulation Act to improve the transparency and openness of political funds, and how arrested politicians should be compensated. .
On the other hand, he explained that the faction will be reborn as a proper "policy group" and will be completely separated from money and personnel affairs, and that concrete measures include
banning political funding parties
, and campaigning for members of parliament through the faction in winter and summer. In addition to abolishing the so-called ``Mochiyo'' and ``Iceyo'' methods for distributing expenses, the
party plans to take measures to reduce expenses, such as holding activities at party headquarters.
Furthermore, there is
no lobbying or consultation regarding personnel
matters, and if a violation of the Political Funds Control Act is revealed, the party will investigate and, depending on the case, request for dissolution or suspension of activities for a certain period of time. .
The draft proposal was approved in principle, and future responses were left to Prime Minister Kishida, who serves as the head of the headquarters.
The Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a general meeting on the 25th to decide on an interim report.
Prime Minister Kishida: ``We organized the discussion with determination and readiness.''
After a meeting of the LDP's Political Reform Headquarters, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, ``We will go back to the origins of our party, which is that ``politics is for the people,'' and with the determination and readiness that our party must change itself.'' "I organized the discussion."