麻生派議員、首相責任論に言及　裏金対応「理解得られず」

　自民党麻生派の斎藤洋明元総務政務官は１６日、派閥の裏金事件を受けた政治資金規正法改正などの取り組みに「国民の理解は得られていない」と指摘した上で、「岸田総裁は岸田総裁の考えで頑張っているが、今こういう状況に至った責任は最終的に誰かが取らなければならない」と述べ、岸田文雄首相の責任論に言及した。新潟県新発田市で開いた自身の政治資金パーティーで語った。（2024/06/16-20:44）

A lawmaker from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has urged Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the LDP, to take responsibility for the party's "slush fund" scandal.
   Although Kishida is working hard based on his thoughts, "someone should take the ultimate responsibility for the current situation," Hiroaki Saito, a member of the LDP faction led by LDP Vice President Taro Aso, said at a fundraising event in the city of Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, on Sunday.
   The party "has not yet won the people's understanding" for its efforts in the wake of the money scandal, such as submitting a bill to revise the political funds control law, said the former parliamentary vice minister of internal affairs and communications.
   It is rare for a ruling party lawmaker to publicly call on a sitting prime minister to take responsibility.
   While admitting that he and other LDP lawmakers are also responsible for the scandal, Saito noted, "The leader's responsibility should be widely discussed."