In the ordinary Diet closing on the 22nd, the aggression of the government and the ruling party was conspicuous, but the discussion of the LDP's constitutional amendment, including the SDF's clarification in Article 9 of the Constitution, did not proceed. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emphasized the motivation for constitutional reconsideration again at a press conference on 20th and also mentioned the issue of debate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, but the path towards realization is increasing.
20th day when the de facto Diet closing date came. One LDP member asked Hiroyuki Hosoda · General Constitu- tion Reform Promotion General Manager at a workshop on constitutional amendment issues held at party headquarters for LDP members in ordinance designated cities.
"The debate on constitutional amendment seems to have proceeded ahead and I am not progressing. Please let me know the schedule of the constitutional amendment."
Mr. Hosoda's answer is "to persuade each party, but I can not force it, I will go to the steady while looking at public opinion There is no schedule to do anything forever." From the city council that heard the exchange, there was no voice saying "I was disappointed by all the stories I knew in the press."
The sight of six months ago was different.
January 22 when the Diet was convened. Prime Minister Shinzo emphasized the power of the Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers' general assembly. "Since the congressional party, the constitutional amendment has been set as a party proposal and discussion has been carried out for a long time, and it is time to realize it at last." For the prime minister, the current Diet session should be a place to start taking action to revise the Constitution.
The prime minister proposed a constitutional amendment on May 3 of last year ...