Liberal Democratic Party moves into concrete consideration of political funding issue to prevent recurrence

The Liberal Democratic Party has finished interviewing relevant members of the party who received the issue regarding the faction's political funding party, and a working team will begin a concrete study next week to prevent it from happening again. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has been increasingly criticizing Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama for repeatedly giving vague answers regarding his relationship with the former Unification Church, and plans to pursue this along with the issue of political funding.

On the 8th, the Liberal Democratic Party completed its interviews with relevant members of the Abe and Nikai factions in response to the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, and also collected a questionnaire survey of all affiliated members.

We will closely examine the details and will publish the results as soon as possible.

Prime Minister Kishida also instructed the chairs of three working teams established under the party's "Political Reform Headquarters" to proceed with discussions on matters such as the revision of the Political Funds Control Act and party reform. From next week, we will begin a concrete study to prevent a recurrence.

The Liberal Democratic Party hopes to regain public trust by coming up with effective measures to prevent a recurrence.

Ritmin's relationship with the former Unification Church will be investigated by Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama at the Budget Committee

On the other hand, at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 8th, there was no evidence that Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama had requested assistance regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church in the last House of Representatives election, and no activity reports such as phone calls could be confirmed. He reiterated his intention to continue fulfilling his duties.

In response, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has increasingly criticized Minister Moriyama for repeatedly giving ambiguous answers, and plans to pursue this along with the issue of political funds during intensive deliberations at the Budget Committee to be held from the afternoon of the 9th.