Regarding the amendment of the referendum law, the Liberal Democratic Party wants to pass it in the ordinary Diet session and advance the debate on the revision of the constitution, saying that the debate has been exhausted.
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Democratic Party has argued that the amendment is still problematic and the vote is premature, and the offense and defense over the vote is expected to develop.
The amendment to the referendum law is based on the establishment of polling stations in commercial facilities to improve the convenience of referendums asking whether to amend the constitution, and was submitted by the ruling party and the Nippon Ishin no Kai in June 2018. did.
Then, in November of last year, the Constitutional Review Board of the House of Representatives began deliberations on a substantive amendment, and the secretary-generals of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party agreed to reach "some conclusion" in the ordinary Diet session.
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party have said that discussions have been exhausted since the submission at the examination committee, and they are hoping to vote immediately and establish the agreement.
On top of that, the Liberal Democratic Party wants to move forward with concrete constitutional reform discussions based on the party's four amendments, such as "specifying the Self-Defense Forces."
On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party said that the amendment is still problematic and the vote is premature, and in order to make the referendum environment fairer, it will show each party a counter-proposal that includes restrictions on advertisements issued by political parties. I am doing it.
However, the opposition party's response is divided, such as the Nippon Ishin no Kai demanding a prompt vote and the National Democratic Party also showing an attitude of accepting the vote, and it is expected that the ordinary Diet session will develop offense and defense over the vote.