Liberal Democratic Party Confirmed the policy aiming for the amendment of the referendum law at the current Diet session October 23, 13:04
Regarding the constitutional amendment, the leaders of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komei Party reconfirmed the policy aimed at enacting the amendment of the referendum law at the current Diet session. On the other hand, the opposition party confirmed its policy to request that the Agency for Cultural Affairs decide not to grant subsidies for the Aichi International Art Festival.
Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party and the chairman of the National Assembly Countermeasures met in Tokyo in the morning of the 23rd. We reaffirmed our policy of aiming to enact a law amendment.
Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Moriyama Parliament urged reporters, “I would like the review committee to first discuss the proposal to amend the referendum law and come to a conclusion. "You just have to judge on site."
On the other hand, the opposition party talked with the chairman of the National Assembly, and that the Agency for Cultural Affairs decided not to grant subsidies to the Aichi International Art Festival, leading to the restriction of “freedom of expression” guaranteed by the constitution. After listening to Aichi Prefecture officials, we confirmed our policy of seeking thorough discussions.
The Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the National Assembly for the Residents' Diet said to the reporters, “It ’s better to discuss the International Art Festival thoroughly. It will affect the future deliberations of the Constitutional Review Board. "