Centrist Reform Coalition decides to disband, leaving only one member remaining due to receipt of approximately 1.1 billion yen in political party subsidies, sparking criticism

解体を決めた中道改革連合が、政党交付金約１１億円を受け取るため議員１人を残して当面「存続」することに、ＳＮＳで「自民党の裏金議員を批判していたのに交付金を分捕ろうとしている」などと厳しく批判されている。小川淳也代表は２月の衆院選の経費を支払うためだと説明するが、物価高騰が国民生活を直撃する中で理解を得られるか不透明だ。

The centrist party is disbanded, the Rikun Democratic Party becomes a new party, and the Komeito party returns after 8 months.

"I want to accept criticism humbly." Mr. Ogawa spoke with a solemn expression at a press conference on the 11th.その上で「半分も清算が終わっていない状況で、民間事業者に付け替えていいとは思っていない」「政治的実態は後継新党が引き継ぐ。消えてなくなるわけではない」などと釈明を繰り返した。

Nakamichi's grant this year is approximately 2.338 billion yen. The allowance will be divided into four installments a year, with a total of approximately 1.169 billion yen to be received in October and December. According to Ogawa, about 2 billion yen of the expenses spent by the Chumichi in the House of Representatives election were covered by grants. The contract is for the payment to be made in installments to a private company, and it is said that ``over 1 billion yen'' still needs to be paid.

The centrist party's three-party merger with the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito Party failed. The Ritsumeikan-affiliated party formed a new party, and the Komeito-affiliated party decided to rejoin the party. Under the Political Parties Subsidy Act, they are classified as ``split factions,'' and neither party can receive the unfunded amount.中道を解散して複数の新党に分かれる「分割（分党）」ならそれぞれが所属議員数などに応じて受け取れるが、手続きに時間がかかるため見送った。

ＳＮＳでは「いつも自民に詰め寄るのに、自分たちには甘すぎる」「選挙の費用は自分たちで払えばいい」といった声が噴出。自民の浅尾慶一郎前環境相はＸ（ツイッター）で、代表を務めたみんなの党の解散後に使い残した交付金約８億円を国庫に返納したことを念頭に、「必要があれば私の経験をご教示する」と痛烈に皮肉った。

Hoshin Iwai, professor emeritus of political science at Nihon University and an expert on political funding, pointed out that ``the splitting of the party would be appropriate.'' 「中道が１１億円をもらうことはなかなか納得されない。相当（使途を）説明しなければならない」との認識を示した。