Opposition side demands extension until the end of the Diet session 16:40, June 16
With the end of the Diet session ending on the 17th, the opposition side should extend the session to the end of the year because it is necessary to discuss the suspension plan of the new interceptor missile system "Aegis Ashore" in addition to measures against the new coronavirus. I decided to ask.
Before the end of the session on the 17th, secretary generals and secretary generals of the constitutional Democratic Party, the National Democratic Party, the Communist Party, and the opposition parties of the Social Democratic Party, and the secretary general, met, and the ruling party said that it will close without extending the session. Talked about
In this, we agree that we should not close the Diet because there is a need to discuss even about measures to prepare for the second wave of the new coronavirus infection and suspension of the deployment plan of ``Aegis Ashore''. did. After confirming that the session will be extended for 194 days until December 28th, he decided to make an offer to Oshima Chairman of the House of Representatives on 17th.
The Secretary-General of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Secretary-General Fukuyama, told reporters, "The government and the ruling party should know whether the Diet can be closed without taking measures against the new coronavirus. What would you propose if the LDP did not extend and closed? Depending on whether or not it comes, we will consider all measures, including the submission of a cabinet nonconfidence resolution."
LDP Kunio Moriyama, Chairman of the Committee “Open a committee if necessary and timely after closing”
The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the National Assembly, Moriyama, said to the reporters, "Is it okay to keep the Diet open for a long time? We have a large budget, and now it is important to execute the budget to reach the people. I would like to take a close look and deal with the issues during the session."
After that, "If the Diet is closed, it may be necessary to open a committee that has jurisdiction over the timely and appropriately. If necessary, the budget committee should open in various ways, such as listening to experts' opinions. I think we can do it."