The House of Representatives Constitutional Examination Committee
The Constitutional Review Committee of the House of Representatives was held, and the first free discussion was held by members of the ruling and opposition parties for the first time in the current Diet.
The House of Representatives' constitution review meeting was scheduled for 31st of last month, but it was held on the 7th because it was postponed due to the resignation of former Minister of Justice Kawai.
In order to investigate the situation of the constitutional amendment overseas, etc. at the examination committee, the results of the visits of four European countries to the ruling and opposition party members were reported in late September. I was broken.
In this, the Liberal Democratic Party said, “It is our responsibility to change the constitution in line with the changing times. I hope that discussions will proceed with a broad consensus”.
The Constitutional Democratic Party said in relation to the proposed amendment to the referendum law, “We should enter into the discussion on CM regulation. We insisted that we should discuss.
Prior to this, the ruling party suggested that the ruling party would hold a review meeting next week to discuss and vote on the revised referendum law, while the opposition party called for continued free discussions. We decided to continue the discussion without reconciling.
Secretary-General “Constructive Discussion”
The secretary of the secretary said at the press conference in the morning, “I want to welcome the Constitutional Examination Committee of the House of Representatives. I would like to have a constructive discussion. "
The reporter then asked, “What are your views on the future while Prime Minister Abe is aiming to implement the revised constitution next year?” As for the revision of the Constitution, it is not a matter of schedule, but first, we would like each party and each group to have a solid discussion at the Constitutional Review Board. "