Liberal Democratic Party openly explains that it is “proceeding with selection and confirmation of intentions” to hold political ethics committee

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman Hamada, and Komeito Party Secretary-General Ishii and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman Sato met in Tokyo on the 20th, and the Liberal Democratic Party will select members to attend in preparation for holding a political ethics review committee requested by the opposition party. He explained that they are currently confirming their intentions with the individual.

Afterwards, Mr. Hamada told reporters, ``I haven't heard that the confirmation of intentions has been completed.Even if I tell the opposition party what's going on, there's a possibility that they'll say, ``What's going on?'', so I'm not giving any official information at this point. We are not in a position to do so."

Liberal Democratic Party General Affairs Chairman Moriyama “Next year budget proposal as soon as possible”

Liberal Democratic Party General Affairs Chairman Moriyama said at a press conference, ``We have been working on this since yesterday because Secretary-General Motegi instructed us to listen to the opinions of the relevant members.As a general rule, the Political Ethics Committee requires requests from the person concerned, so we will The question is how to respond to the demands of the opposition parties after understanding this."

He added, ``I want to fully recognize that it is extremely important now to ensure that next year's budget bill is passed within the fiscal year, and I want to take action.It includes a budget for disaster recovery, and as a ruling party, I want to set the conditions for it to be passed as soon as possible.'' I'm going.''

Komei representative Yamaguchi: ``Give us a quick outlook to restore trust in politics''

Komeito representative Yamaguchi said at a press conference, ``It is important to fulfill accountability and restore public trust, and the LDP should take measures that will contribute to that.'' It is important to be aware of this, make a big-picture judgment on what needs to be done to regain trust in politics, and quickly provide an outlook.''

Communist Party Chairman Kokuta: ``It is the Diet's responsibility to investigate the truth.''

Kokuta, chairman of the Communist Party's Diet Measures Committee, said at a press conference, ``At the recent meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee, I spoke to all 51 people who were interviewed by the Liberal Democratic Party, as well as the core executives among them. He requested nine people to attend.If the relevant parties do not attend the Political Ethics Committee, it would be better to invite witnesses and call witnesses.It is the Diet's responsibility to investigate the truth.'' .