On the morning of the 26th, Liberal Democratic Party election committee chairman Obuchi submitted a notice of resignation to the Mogi faction to which he belongs.
On the 25th, Liberal Democratic Party election committee chairman Obuchi announced his intention to resign from the Mogi faction, saying, ``The party's ``Political Reform Outline'' states that party executives must leave their factions while in office.'' I conveyed this to Secretary-General Motegi, who is in charge of this matter.
On the morning of the 26th, Mr. Obuchi visited Mr. Mogi's office and submitted a notice of resignation.
Obuchi is the second daughter of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, who led a faction that became the Motegi faction, and is well known, so some within the faction have said that her resignation would be a pain.
In addition to Mr. Obuchi, the Motegi faction has expressed its intention to resign as well as three other senior members of the House of Councilors, including House of Councilors Chairman Sekiguchi, and House of Councilors member Kazuhiko Aoki, the eldest son of former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki, who had influence in the faction. .
House of Councilors member Aoki: ``I want to break away from factions and organize things properly.''
House of Councilors member Kazuhiko Aoki responded to an interview with reporters inside the Diet on the morning of the 26th.
Aoki said, ``In many ways, the people are worried about factions and money, and as a member of the Diet, I would like to break away from the factions and sort things out properly.'' "I made my own decision while an interim report had been decided," he said, clarifying his intention to resign from the Mogi faction.