Ahead of the end of the Diet session next week, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the National Assembly's countermeasures talked, and the Constitutional Democratic Party called for a three-month extension of the session because it needed to continue discussions on measures against the new coronavirus. The Liberal Democratic Party reported on the 14th that Prime Minister Suga will respond after consultation after returning from the United Kingdom.

Before the end of the session on the 16th, the four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, held a party leader meeting on the 10th, saying that it is necessary to continue discussions on countermeasures while the infection of the new coronavirus is not expected to converge, and the three-month session I decided to ask for an extension.



In response to this, Mr. Moriyama, the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Mr. Azumi, the chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party, met on the morning of the 11th. He called for an extension of three months, saying that the Diet should be held in case of unforeseen circumstances.



In response, Mr. Moriyama said on the 14th that after Prime Minister Suga, who is attending the G7 Summit = Summit of the Seven Major Countries, returned from the United Kingdom, he would discuss the response with the Secretary-General Nikai. I told him that I would answer in the evening.

Liberal Democratic Party Kunio Moriyama, Chairman "You can act as a Diet even during the closing period"

The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Moriyama, told reporters, "I think there is no need to extend the session. In the long history of the Diet, the extension of the session should be restrained, and it is possible to act as a Diet even during the closing. The system has been completed. The bill is being deliberated smoothly, and I would like to ask for its enactment within the session. "



On the other hand, he said that the opposition party is considering submitting a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, "I told Mr. Azumi that the Cabinet will never be distrusted."



He added that the LDP Secretary-General's idea that the House of Representatives should be dissolved as soon as the resolution is submitted is "the secretary-general's idea."

Constitutional Democratic Party Chairman "The political situation is tense at once depending on the answer."

The Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Azumi, told reporters, "As soon as we respond on the 14th, the political situation will be tense at once. The Liberal Democratic Party's secretary-general, Mr. Nikai, said that he would "dissolve if he issued a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet," so when it comes to issuing it as an opposition party, I would like to be prepared for that. "