岸田首相、石破氏らと会食　４日連続で自民議員

　岸田文雄首相（自民党総裁）は２７日夜、東京都内のホテルで同党の石破茂元幹事長、遠藤利明前総務会長ら各都道府県の衆院１区議員と会食した。自民議員との会食は４日連続。９月に想定される党総裁選を控え、派閥裏金事件を受けて党内から公然と退陣論が上がる中、政権の安定に努めているとみられる。
　会食には２０人弱が参加。遠藤氏らによると、首相は「党に対する逆風が強い」との認識を示し、出席者からは早期の衆院解散に慎重な意見が出たという。首相は帰り際、石破氏と握手した。
　この後、石破氏は記者団に、２８日告示の東京都議補欠選挙に触れ「地方で負けて東京でも負けるなら党の立て直しは急務だ」と述べた。（2024/06/27-22:38）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, had dinner with LDP lawmakers for four straight days through Thursday, amid emerging calls from within the party for him to step down in light of the party's "slush fund" scandal.
   Kishida appears to be eager to stabilize his administration ahead of the LDP's leadership election in September.
   On Thursday evening, Kishida had dinner at a Tokyo hotel with former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba, former LDP General Council Chairman Toshiaki Endo and others. He then moved to a Japanese restaurant in the capital's Akasaka area to meet with current General Council Chairman Hiroshi Moriyama.
   On Tuesday, Kishida dined with LDP Vice President Taro Aso. The two had dined together only last week.