Ordinary Diet session closed today Dissolution of parliament and general elections will be strengthened after September

The motion of no confidence in the Suga Cabinet will be rejected on the 15th, and the ordinary Diet session will close at the end of the session on the 16th.

With the term of office of members of the House of Representatives expiring in more than four months, there is a growing view among executives of the administration and the ruling party that the dissolution and general elections will be after September, and Prime Minister Suga is infected with the new corona virus. It is expected that the best timing will be sought while assessing the situation and the progress of vaccination.

At the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 15th, the motion of no confidence in the Suga Cabinet submitted by the four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, was rejected by the majority of opposition parties such as the ruling party.

In addition, the law that regulates land use around important facilities for security was passed at the House of Councilors plenary session before dawn on the 16th after the ruling and opposition parties attacked and defended, and was passed and passed by the majority of the ruling parties. ..

As a result, the bill submitted by the government has been largely passed, and the ordinary session of the Diet, which was convened in January, will close on the 16th of the end of the session, after the 150-day session.

On the other hand, the dissolution of the House of Representatives in the current Diet has been postponed as it has been more than four months until the expiration of the term of office of members of the House of Representatives in October.

With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election and the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics coming up next month, there is a growing view among the administration and ruling party executives that the dissolution and general election will be after September after the Paralympic Games are over. ..

Prime Minister Suga is expected to find the best timing while observing the infection status of the new coronavirus, the progress of vaccination, and the trend of the approval rating of the Cabinet.