Kishida Prime Minister, "Not Considering It at Present" - Dismissing the Possibility of House of Representatives Dissolution and Cabinet Reshuffle

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with reporters during his visit to Italy on the 15th and was asked about the possibility of dissolving the House of Representatives and reshuffling the Cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party executives after the current parliamentary session ends on the 23rd. In response, Prime Minister Kishida stated, “We are making every effort to address urgent issues, including political reform. At present, we are not considering anything other than achieving results.”

Regarding the final stages of the parliamentary session, Prime Minister Kishida mentioned, “I want to continue making every effort to revise the Political Funds Control Act.” Concerning the party leader’s debate scheduled for the 19th, he emphasized, “This is an opportunity to discuss the major domestic and international challenges facing Japan from a broad perspective. I want to have discussions in line with that purpose.”

Regarding the reform of the “Survey Research, Publicity, and Stay Expenses” (formerly known as “Document, Communication, Transportation, and Stay Expenses”), he stated, “As the Liberal Democratic Party, we want to respond sincerely.” Concerning the agreement reached with Nippon Ishin no Kai Representative Shinzo Abe during their meeting on making public the use of funds and mandating the return of unused funds to the national treasury through legal revisions, he stated, “This is an agreement between the leaders of political parties, and it has been confirmed in writing. It is a serious matter.”