岸田首相「今は課題に専念」　解散見送り報道

　岸田文雄首相は４日、今国会中の衆院解散を見送るとの一部報道に関し、「今は政治改革をはじめ先送りできない課題に専念している。結果を出すこと以外は考えていない」と述べた。首相官邸で記者団に語った。
　首相は今年９月に自民党総裁任期満了を控える。派閥裏金事件などに伴う苦境から局面転換を図るため、２３日の会期末までの解散の可能性が取り沙汰されている。ただ、内閣支持率の低迷を受けて、与党内で早期解散に慎重な意見が強まっている。（2024/06/04-08:26）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he is "now focusing on issues that cannot be put off, such as political reforms," in response to a media report that he does not plan to dissolve the House of Representatives during the current regular Diet session for a general election.
   "I'm not thinking about anything other than getting results," he told reporters at the prime minister's office.
   Kishida is slated to finish his term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in September. It is rumored that he will dissolve the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, by the end of the current regular session on June 23 for a general election in a bid to turn around the difficult situation caused by a high-profile political fund scandal at the LDP.
   But low public support for the Kishida administration is making members of the LDP-led ruling bloc increasingly cautious about an early dissolution of the Lower House.