Regarding the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura, who is the new secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, has confirmed his intention to attend the Political Ethics Committee. The Liberal Democratic Party intends to inform the opposition party about the status of intra-party coordination and create an environment for the passage of the new fiscal year budget bill in the House of Representatives, and the battle between the ruling and opposition parties is expected to continue.
On the 20th, the Liberal Democratic Party announced that Shioya, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, who served as the chairman and secretary-general of the Abe faction, and Takeda, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, who served as the secretary-general of the Nikai faction, were submitted to the House of Representatives political ethics review due to the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party. I informed the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan that I intend to attend the meeting.
Opposition parties strongly objected to this, saying that just two people were not enough, and requested that other pro-Abe leaders also attend.
The chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party's Anju Diet Committee said, ``It's not worth talking about. I think it would be a shame if senior members of the faction don't come forward here.''
In response to this, the Liberal Democratic Party made adjustments, and Nishimura, the former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, who was the secretary general of the Abe faction, confirmed his intention to attend the review board in order to fulfill his accountability.
The Liberal Democratic Party intends to continue to communicate the status of intra-party coordination to the opposition parties in order to set the schedule for central public hearings, which are a prerequisite for voting on the new fiscal year budget bill, and to create an environment for its passage in the House of Representatives.
On the 20th, the Diet rejected a motion of no confidence in Moriyama, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the House of Representatives Budget Committee will resume deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill from the 21st.
Liberal Democratic Party General Affairs Chairman Moriyama said, ``The budget bill includes disaster recovery expenses, and as the ruling party we will create the conditions for it to be enacted as soon as possible.''
However, there are voices within the opposition parties who say, ``It will be difficult if just one more person attends the review committee, and other Abe-aligned former secretary generals should also appear,'' and the battle between the ruling and opposition parties is expected to continue. .
Meanwhile, in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, it was discovered that Mamoru Umetani, a member of the House of Representatives, handed out sake to voters in his constituency in January.
There is a risk that this may violate the Public Offices Election Act, which prohibits donations to voters, and the party executive will consider taking action.