揺れる福岡県議会　自民県連トップ辞任の意向　松本国寛会長９月５日の執行部会で正式に発表へ（2026.9.1）

It was learned on September 1st, through interviews with prefectural federation executives, that Kunihiro Matsumoto, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Fukuoka Prefectural Federation, has decided to resign from his position. A formal announcement is expected at the prefectural federation's executive committee meeting on September 5th. It is expected that Takahiro Inoue, a member of the House of Representatives representing Fukuoka's 1st district, will succeed him as chairman. While it is common for national Diet members to head LDP prefectural federations, for many years, it has been customary for prefectural assembly members to serve as chairman of the Fukuoka Prefectural Federation. If Mr. Inoue, a national Diet member, becomes chairman, it would be an unusual occurrence in Fukuoka. Kunihiro Matsumoto, Prefectural Assembly Member and Chairman of the LDP Fukuoka Prefectural Federation: "I've heard about this many times in the news, but this has never happened." Chairman Matsumoto has been named as one of the recipients of money in connection with the alleged exchange of funds surrounding the Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions, but he denies any involvement. However, last week, LDP Fukuoka City Council members submitted a request calling for a restructuring of the prefectural federation, including Chairman Matsumoto, stating that "trust cannot be restored if those involved in the scandal remain in positions of authority." At the LDP prefectural assembly group's extraordinary general meeting on August 30th, some prefectural assembly members raised concerns about his future, and calls for his resignation were also coming from within his own ranks. Initially, Chairman Matsumoto denied resigning. However, after being warned by party headquarters that "under the current circumstances, we cannot endorse him in next year's prefectural assembly elections," and with organizational reform becoming an urgent necessity, it appears he was forced to change his stance. Meanwhile, the second-largest faction, the Democratic Prefectural Government Club prefectural assembly group, held an extraordinary general meeting on the afternoon of September 1st. According to prefectural assembly members who attended, there is a possibility of a split within the faction, due to the division of opinion regarding an emergency motion to halt the vote on the resolution recommending the resignation of former Speaker Kurauchi at the extraordinary assembly meeting on the 17th. ▼Daily news delivered: TVQ News Site https://www.tvq.co.jp/news/