TOKYO, Jan 27 (News On Japan) –
Following the Liberal Democratic Party’s resolution to ban factional involvement in personnel affairs, referred to as the dissolution of factions, there was a surge in members leaving the Aso and Mogi factions, each of which have indicated their intention to proceed.
Among these, former Defense Minister Iwaya (岩屋元防衛大臣), a member of the Aso faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Aso, introduced his intention to depart the faction throughout a gathering held in Tokyo on the twenty sixth.
Former Defense Minister Iwaya: “I have stated that I will leave the Shikokai (Aso faction) if it continues to exist.”
Additionally, Senator Sekiguchi, chairman of the LDP members of the Mogi faction, introduced in a press convention that three senior Senate members of the faction, together with himself, intend to depart. With this announcement, the Mogi faction, which already contains members like Kobuchi, the Election Strategy Committee Chairman, and Aoki, the Deputy Secretary-General who’ve expressed their intention to depart, now faces 5 departures. This improvement brings the faction to a essential juncture concerning its continued existence.
Source: テレ東BIZ