Scandal-hit chairman to resign as Fukuoka prefectural assembly member

Fukuoka Prefecture Assembly head Isao Kurauchi announced his resignation from his position as a member of the assembly on Monday, amid a high-profile money scandal plaguing the prefectural assembly. Kurauchi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, stated that he would quit after ending his term as head of the National Association of Chairpersons of Prefectural Assemblies, during a meeting in Tokyo.

The scandal has led to criticism from former assembly heads and deputy heads, who claim that large sums of cash were paid to senior LDP officials before they assumed their positions. Despite Kurauchi and others denying these allegations, the growing criticism has put pressure on him to resign.

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