The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party, the chairman of the National Assembly, have agreed to conduct a closing review at the Welfare and Labor Committees of both Houses of Representatives next week in response to the expansion of the area covered by the state of emergency due to measures against the new coronavirus. Did.
The Diet will be examined during the closing session by the Cabinet Committees of both Houses of Representatives on the 18th and 19th. We had a meeting within the company to discuss future deliberations.
As a result, on the 17th, the government decided to expand the target area such as the state of emergency and extend the deadline, and said that it is necessary to continue discussions on infection control etc. The House of Councilors' Welfare and Labor Committee has agreed to conduct a closing review.
In addition, Mr. Azumi said that if the ruling party is the latest in terms of the dissolution and general election of the House of Representatives, it is possible that votes will be counted in late November. He said the decision was unacceptable and argued that elections should be held by the end of the term of office of members of the House of Representatives on October 21st.
On the other hand, Mr. Moriyama mentioned on the 17th that five people, including the secretary-generals of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party, had lunch together. I explained and asked for understanding.
Liberal Democratic Party Kuni Moriyama vs. Chairman "There was not enough consideration"
The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Moriyama, told reporters about the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general election. However, there may be various ways of thinking about the normal way of constitutional administration. "
Regarding the lunch of the LDP and Komeito executives on the 17th, "It is a very important meeting and it is very difficult to adjust the schedule. It was a schedule to have a meeting after having a silent meal, but four people The fact that there were more than five people was not enough consideration. I would like to hold the meeting carefully so that this will not happen in the future. "