No-Confidence Motion Against Kishida Cabinet Rejected... Opposition Says "Cabinet Has No Legitimacy"

Opposition Submits No-Confidence Motion Over Jamin Political Fundraising Party Allegations

NHK reported on the 13th that the no-confidence motion against Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet was rejected due to opposition from the ruling coalition parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.

According to the report, the no-confidence resolution against the Kishida cabinet, submitted by the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, was finally rejected in the House of Representatives plenary session that afternoon. While the opposition camp, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Democratic Party for the People, Japanese Communist Party, Reiwa Shinsengumi, Social Democratic Party, and some independent lawmakers, voted in favor, the ruling coalition of the LDP and Komeito, which holds the majority of seats, voted against it.

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Earlier, as allegations of political funding parties involving the ruling LDP intensified, the Japanese opposition, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, submitted the no-confidence resolution against the cabinet on this day. Kenta Izumi, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party, said in this regard, "The slush fund allegations are expanding to various factions of the LDP, and if true, it would be completely illegal and constitute tax evasion." He appealed, "The Kishida cabinet has no legitimacy, and we demand the cabinet's immediate resignation. Otherwise, we want the House of Representatives to be dissolved so that the public can be asked for their trust."

In response, Kosaburo Nishime, former Minister of Reconstruction from the LDP, rebutted, saying, "Despite the difficult circumstances requiring careful navigation, the Kishida cabinet is dedicated to protecting the lives and property of the people and maintaining Japan's peace," adding, "The term 'no confidence' does not apply at all."