Executives of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito held a meeting, and Komeito stated that it wanted to establish a special committee to discuss political reform as soon as possible and begin discussions among the parties toward revising the Political Funds Control Act. indicated that they would consider considering the situation in the Diet deliberations.
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 the Diet on the 5th and exchanged opinions regarding the Diet's response.
In response to the agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to establish a special committee to discuss political reform starting next month, Mr. Ishii said that he would establish the committee as soon as possible and revise the Political Funds Control Act. He insisted that he would like to start discussions among the various parties toward the future.
In response, Motegi said, ``The opposition parties are also focusing on clarifying the full scope of the issue first,'' and indicated that they would consider the matter based on the status of parliamentary deliberations.
On the other hand, regarding the former Chairman of the Political Affairs Research Council, Shimomura, who was the secretary-general of the Abe faction, and said that he would like to attend the Political Ethics Review Committee to fulfill his accountability if it is held, the Liberal Democratic Party said, ``What does Mr. Shimomura independently decide? The party has no intention of lobbying for it."