In response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the ruling and opposition parties are coordinating to hold a meeting of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee tomorrow and the day after, but they have not come to terms on the pros and cons of making the matter public.
While the opposition parties are demanding that the hearing be made public, the Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a plan that would allow only members of the Diet to observe the hearing, and final discussions are continuing.
Regarding this issue, the ruling and opposition parties are planning to hold a Committee on Political Ethics in the House of Representatives on the 28th and 29th, in response to proposals from former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno of the Liberal Democratic Party and five former secretaries general of the Abe and Nikai factions. I'm making adjustments.
The opposition parties are calling for the review committee to be held in public, and former Prime Minister Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party said in the Diet on the 26th, ``Prime Minister Kishida has said many times that he must fulfill his accountability, so it will not be completely public.'' That's strange," he said.
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``Of course, the party will promote accountability, but the decision whether to make it public is something that should be decided by the Diet.''
The committee's lead secretaries from both the ruling and opposition parties held discussions, and the Liberal Democratic Party proposed allowing only members of the Diet to observe the proceedings, but no agreement was reached.
Although there are voices within the Liberal Democratic Party that say, ``Unless we disclose this information to the press and explain it to the public, we will not gain their understanding,'' but ``we decided to hold an observation session with the members, taking into consideration the wishes of the five people who had requested that the information be kept private.'' The ruling and opposition parties have decided to hold another executive committee meeting on the 27th to discuss the pros and cons of making the film public.
On the other hand, regarding the new fiscal year budget bill, the ruling party hopes to have it passed by the House of Representatives this week after the review committee to ensure its enactment within the fiscal year.
In response, the opposition parties are poised to demand sufficient deliberation time, and it is expected that there will be a battle between the ruling and opposition parties over the voting schedule.