The House of Councilors Constitutional Review Board will hold the first review board in the current Diet on the 28th, and will hold free discussions by each denomination for the first time in about three years and two months.
Regarding the constitutional amendment, the House of Representatives Constitutional Review Board is discussing a bill to amend the National Voting Law, which stipulates the procedure for amendment, and the ruling party wants to send it to the House of Councilors as soon as possible with the aim of enacting it in the current Diet. We are proposing a vote on May 6th.
Under these circumstances, the House of Councilors Constitutional Review Board held a secretary round-table conference on the 26th, and the ruling and opposition parties discussed the future deliberation schedule.
As a result, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold the first examination committee in the current Diet on the 28th and hold free discussions by each parliamentary group.
At the House of Councilors Constitutional Review Board, there was no consensus on how to proceed with discussions among the parliamentary groups, so there has been no substantive deliberation, and free discussions will be held for the first time in about three years and two months.
Deputy Secretary-General Ishii of the Liberal Democratic Party, who is the lead secretary of the ruling party, told reporters, "Although the regular days are limited until the end of the session, I would like to make an effort to move the examination committee as much as possible. If you do, I would like to scrutinize the contents. "
On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party's member of the House of Councilors, Mr. Nataniya, who is the lead secretary of the opposition party, said, "If the situation is quiet, we need to proceed with the discussion. Will the revised bill be sent to the House of Councilors after being thoroughly discussed? Please keep an eye on it. "