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中道改革連合が解体を決定、政党交付金約11億円受領のため1人残し存続へ 批判噴出
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中道改革連合が解体を決定、政党交付金約11億円受領のため1人残し存続へ 批判噴出

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中道改革連合が解体を決めたが、政党交付金約11億円を受領するため議員1人を残して当面「存続」する方針を示した。代表の小川淳也氏は衆院選経費の支払いが目的だと説明するが、SNSでは自民党の裏金批判との矛盾を指摘する声が上がり、物価高騰の中での理解獲得は不透明となっている。立憲民主系は新党を結成し、公明系は復党することになったが、政党助成法上は「分派」とみなされ未交付分の受取はできないため、手続きに時間がかかる「分割(分党)」を見送った経緯がある。

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中道改革連合は立憲民主党と公明党の3党合流が頓挫した後、解党を決定したが、政党交付金約11億円を受領するため議員1人を残して当面「存続」する方針を示した。これは政党助成法上の「分派」では未交付分の受取ができないため、手続きに時間がかかる「分割(分党)」を見送った代替策である。

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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。

中道解体、立民系は新党 8カ月で幕、公明系復党へ

「批判は謙虚に受け止めたい」。小川氏は11日の記者会見で、神妙な表情で語った。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。

中道の今年の交付金は約23億3800万円。年4回に分けて支給され、10月と12月に合わせて約11億6900万円を受け取る予定だ。小川氏によると、中道が衆院選で使った経費のうち交付金で賄うのは約20億円。代金は民間事業者に分割して支払う契約で、まだ「10億円以上」を支払う必要があるという。

中道は立憲民主、公明両党との3党合流が頓挫。立民系は新党を結成し、公明系は復党することになった。政党助成法上は「分派」に当たり、どちらも未交付分を受け取れない。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。

政治資金に詳しい日本大の岩井奉信名誉教授(政治学)は「本来は分党が適切だ」と指摘。「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。

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