自民森山派、解散へ　茂木派は存続意向

　自民党森山派は２４日、政治改革に向けた同党の中間取りまとめ案を受け、解散する方針を固めた。一方、茂木派会長の茂木敏充幹事長は同派を存続させる意向を複数の派関係者に伝えた。
　森山派は同日夜に東京都内で所属議員が集まり、解散する方針を確認。２５日の総会で正式決定する。ただ、政治資金パーティーの禁止などを盛り込んだ中間案に沿う形で、新たなグループの立ち上げも視野に入れる。
　茂木派は２３日夜に派幹部が協議。「政策集団」としての存続へ派内の調整を進める方針だ。
　派閥の政治資金規正法違反事件を巡っては、立件の対象となった安倍、岸田、二階の３派は既に解散を決め、麻生派は存続する方針。党内６派の対応は「解散４、存続２」に分かれつつある。（2024/01/24-23:48）

The Liberal Democratic Party faction headed by LDP General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama is considering disbanding itself in the wake of a political funds scandal in the ruling party, informed sources said Wednesday.
   The move comes as the LDP's political reform task force released an interim report the previous day.
   Over the scandal, three other factions have already decided to disband themselves, including the largest faction once led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the one previously headed by incumbent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
   Meanwhile, LDP Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi intends to maintain his faction as a policy group, sources familiar with the situation said. Taro Aso, vice president of the LDP, also plans to maintain his faction.
   The interim report calls on intraparty factions to transform themselves into policy groups as originally intended, in a bid to shake off their current images associated with money and personnel appointments. It stops short of calling for all LDP factions to be disbanded.