鈴木幹事長「公認証出せる状況でない」　福岡県議会での金銭授受疑惑などを受け(2026年8月28日)

Following allegations of bribery within the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary-General Suzuki met with executives of the Fukuoka Prefectural Federation and conveyed that the party is "not in a position to issue official endorsements" for the prefectural assembly elections scheduled for next spring. LDP Secretary-General Suzuki: "There is currently a great deal of criticism directed at the LDP (Fukuoka) Prefectural Federation. Of course, there are unified local elections in Fukuoka Prefecture, but the party headquarters also believes that this should not have an impact nationwide." On the morning of the 28th, LDP Secretary-General Suzuki and Acting Secretary-General Hagiuda summoned Prefectural Assembly member Kunihiro Matsumoto, who serves as chairman of the Fukuoka Prefectural Federation, and Prefectural Assembly member Akira Higuchi, who serves as secretary-general, to the LDP headquarters. After the meeting, Prefectural Federation Chairman Matsumoto revealed that he was told that "given the current situation, it is not possible to issue official endorsements from the party president, especially to prefectural assembly members." Secretary-General Suzuki stated that "prefectural federations have an extremely high degree of independence and autonomy," and requested that they "implement measures that demonstrate their self-correcting function." In the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, allegations of bribery surrounding the speaker's post and expensive overseas inspections have been problematic, leading to the resignation of Speaker Isao Kurauchi from the prefectural assembly, and the turmoil continues. [TV Asahi NEWS] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp