自民党じみんとう両院りょういん議員ぎいん総会そうかいを来週らいしゅう後半こうはんにも開催かいさいの方向ほうこうで調整ちょうせい

In response to their defeat in the House of Councillors election, the Liberal Democratic Party is making arrangements to hold a joint plenary meeting of both houses as early as the latter half of next week.

There are also moves to increase pressure on him to resign through the general meeting, but Prime Minister Ishiba intends to continue providing careful explanations and repeatedly seek understanding for his continuation in office.

The Liberal Democratic Party held a joint meeting of both houses on the 28th, and on the 29th, at the executive board meeting, decided to convene a general assembly of both houses, which is the partys decision-making body.

Based on the fact that mid-level and younger lawmakers from the former Motegi faction and former Abe faction had gathered the necessary signatures to request the meeting, Secretary-General Moriyama said, I was aware that signatures were being collected.

It is important to hold the general meeting even without going through the procedures, he said.

The party leadership is making arrangements to hold the general meeting in the latter half of next week.

Sasakawa, the former member of the Motegi faction and current Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries who was conducting a signature campaign, said, I would like to express my gratitude for this bold decision.

He said, I want to have a thorough discussion with the volunteer lawmakers about the agenda at the general meeting.

There are also moves to increase pressure on Prime Minister Ishiba to resign through the general meeting, but at the recent informal gathering, it was stated that it would not be possible to strip him of his position as party president at the general meeting.

For this reason, there are opinions within the party such as, Even if we hold a general meeting, the same kind of discussions as during the informal gatherings will just be repeated, and it is expected that the agenda will be reviewed going forward.

Prime Minister Ishiba said, All I can say is that I will provide explanations carefully and sincerely; I am not considering anything else.

It comes down to not running away and providing an explanation, he said, expressing his intention to continue seeking understanding for staying in office by fulfilling his responsibility to avoid creating a political vacuum.

In this context, on the 29th, former Secretary-General Motegi had a meeting of about 40 minutes with Supreme Advisor Aso, and former members of the Nikai faction, including former Minister in charge of Economic Security Kobayashi, who ran in last years leadership election, also held a gathering, indicating that moves with an eye on the future political situation are continuing.

In response, the opposition side’s Secretary-General Ogawa of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, “The very fact that Prime Minister Ishiba insists on staying in office itself creates a major political vacuum.”

I am extremely concerned that their unwillingness to give up will cause various obstacles, such as hindering policy promotion, and that the damage will ultimately affect the people.

On the other hand, regarding the handling of the no-confidence motion against the Cabinet, he only stated that he would make a comprehensive judgment in a timely and appropriate manner.