Japan’s LDP worried about fresh attention to money issue
Behind the concerns are Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's controversial appointments of two lawmakers involved in her LDP's slush fund scandal.
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is apprehensive about increased scrutiny of money and politics during an upcoming extraordinary parliamentary session starting October 5. This concern stems from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's controversial selection of two lawmakers implicated in her party's slush fund scandal as ministers.
The two House of Representatives members are the first to become cabinet members among the LDP officials penalized over the scandal. Opposition parties are poised to scrutinize Takaichi's choices, given the lack of explanation provided thus far. Some LDP members fear the slush fund scandal could resurface as a primary issue in the Diet, potentially impacting the upcoming unified local elections in spring 2024.
The recent cabinet reshuffle in September 2023 saw Kazuo Yana and Yoshihiro Seki appointed as agriculture and education ministers, respectively. Both lawmakers were part of the disbanded LDP faction presided over by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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