自民、パーティー当面自粛へ　岸田首相、きょう方針確認

　自民党派閥の政治資金パーティー問題の拡大を受け、岸田文雄首相（党総裁）は党内各派にパーティーを当面自粛するよう求める意向を固めた。６日午後に茂木敏充幹事長ら幹部を党本部に集め、党の方針として確認する。首相周辺が明らかにした。派閥の忘年会や新年会も控えるよう呼び掛ける見通しだ。（2023/12/06-08:36）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to call for factions of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party not to hold fundraising parties for the time being, people familiar with his thinking said Wednesday.
   Kishida, the LDP's president, plans to call a meeting of party executives on Wednesday afternoon, in which they are expected to agree on the suspension of fundraising parties, the people said.
   At the meeting, Kishida will also ask LDP factions to refrain from holding year-end and New Year's parties, the people said.
   The move comes as five major LDP factions have been accused of underreporting income from fundraising parties in violation of the political funds control law. Two of them face allegations that they have created slush funds using such parties.
   Kishida has already instructed the factions to correct their political fund reports and make thorough explanations to the public about fundraising parties. But he has been under pressure to take more concrete steps to address the scandal.