Extraordinary Diet Call Concentration Controversy over Constitutional Amendment or Focus October 4: 04:47

After the previous cabinet reshuffle, the extraordinary parliament, the first national parliament, will be convened on the 4th. In addition to discussing proposals for the approval of the new trade agreement between Japan and the United States and issues related to Kansai Electric Power, the focus will be on whether discussions on constitutional amendments will proceed.

The 200th extraordinary parliament, the first parliament after the previous reshuffle, was convened on the 4th, followed by the opening of the Emperor's Majesty and the opening ceremony. A speech will be given.

The representative questions of each party will be held for three days from the 7th of the week, and the dispute between the ruling and opposition parties will begin.

The extraordinary parliament session is 67 days until December 9, and the ruling party intends to enact 15 bills submitted by the government, in addition to a bill seeking approval of the new trade agreement between Japan and the United States.

On the other hand, the opposition party is thinking about the problems that executives of Kansai Electric Power received large amounts of money and the impact on the people's lives due to the increase in the consumption tax rate.

In addition, regarding the constitutional amendment, the Liberal Democratic Party wants to proceed with discussions on the concrete constitutional amendment after establishing the amendment to the national referendum law, which has been continuously deliberated.

On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party, etc. is demanding to give priority to discussions on regulations such as TV advertisements that accompany the referendum.