With the end of the Diet session on the 16th, Prime Minister Suga discussed with the Liberal Democratic Party's secretary general, Nikai, in response to the opposition party's request for an extension of the session for three months.
After this, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Moriyama, will reply to the opposition.
The Diet said that the end of the session was on the 16th, and that the four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, needed to formulate a supplementary budget because the effects of the new coronavirus continued last week. I am requesting an extension of the session.
In response to this, Prime Minister Suga, who returned from the United Kingdom after the G7 summit, met at the Prime Minister's Office from around 4:30 pm with the LDP Secretary-General Nikai and the Moriyama Parliamentary Countermeasures Committee Chairman to discuss the response. Did.
After that, Mr. Moriyama told reporters, "We had a discussion with Prime Minister Suga and Secretary-General Nikai, and we came to a conclusion. However, I would like to make efforts to gain the understanding of the opposition party. "
On the other hand, Mr. Nikai was asked by reporters whether there was any change in the idea that if the opposition party submitted a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, the House of Representatives should be dissolved immediately. It's a suggestion. I'm not going to break up. "