The ordinary Diet session was convened on the 18th, and Prime Minister Suga expressed his intention to make every effort to enact budget bills and bills in order to realize the measures against the new coronavirus and the policies of the administration.
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Democratic Party's representative, Edano, criticized the Suga Cabinet for not being able to save lives and livelihoods, and expressed his intention to change politics.
The 204th ordinary session of the Diet was convened on the 18th, and at the House of Councilors plenary session held from 10 am, procedures such as the establishment of a special committee were carried out.
From 1:00 pm, after the opening ceremony with His Majesty the Emperor, four government speeches will be given at the plenary session of both Houses of Representatives, including the first policy speech after the inauguration of Prime Minister Suga.
Prior to this, Prime Minister Suga told reporters at the Prime Minister's Office, "Four months have passed since I took office, and I have been doing my utmost to tackle issues such as new coronavirus infection control and green and digital issues. We will propose budget bills and bills to realize these policies to the Diet, so please explain them well and get the public's understanding. "
The government and the ruling party have decided on the third supplementary budget for this year and the Act on Special Measures to Improve the Effectiveness of Measures in order to curb the spread of infection and rebuild the economy while the state of emergency continues. The policy is to enact the revised bill at an early stage and aim to enact the new fiscal year budget bill within the fiscal year.
Meanwhile, the Constitutional Democratic Party's representative, Edano, said at the party's House of Councilors General Assembly, "In the past month and a half, the infection has spread more than I was worried about, and the Suga Cabinet is in a hurry and upset. We cannot protect our lives. By strengthening ourselves, we will create a politics that protects our lives and our lives in this Diet. "
Opposition parties say that the government's response, such as the issuance of a state of emergency and border measures, has been delayed and made the situation worse, as well as the problems surrounding the social gathering the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai" and Yoshikawa. The policy is to pursue the responsibility of the government and the ruling party for cases in which the former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries was charged at home for bribery.
The ordinary session of the Diet is 150 days until June 16, and it is expected that fierce debate will take place in view of the House of Representatives election to be held by autumn.
Congressmen wear masks and disinfect hands
Continuing from last year, the ordinary Diet session convened on the 18th will take measures to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus at the request of the ruling and opposition parties.
Specifically, each member of the Diet is required to wear a mask and disinfect his hands when entering the Diet.
And, in order to avoid being crowded in the plenary session, about half of the members of the House of Representatives leave the plenary session and watch the question in another place when the question is being asked at the plenary session. , When voting, all members of the Diet are in attendance.
In addition, at the House of Councilors plenary session, as a general rule, seats are separated by one seat.
On the other hand, the measures taken by the committees are to be decided by the ruling and opposition parties in consultation with each committee, but in the closing examination of the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee held last week, between the questioner and the respondent A question was asked by installing a transparent board.