Following the remarks made by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda over the "10 increase and 10 decrease" in the small constituencies of the House of Representatives election, the Constitutional Democratic Party urged the Chairman of the House of Representatives to explain his true intentions.
Regarding reducing the number of single-seat constituencies in the lower house elections by "10 increase and 10 decrease" in order to correct the so-called one-vote gap, Chairman Hosoda said on the 5th, "10 increase and 10 decrease like local bullying." Why don't you think about what to do? "
The Constitutional Democratic Party and the Communist Party protested at the board of directors of the House Steering Committee on the 7th, saying, "It is strange that the chairman repeatedly criticizes what was decided in the Diet," and the Communist Party also called for the withdrawal of his remarks.
After this, the Constitutional Democratic Party urged the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the House of Representatives, Yamaguchi, to attend the committee and explain the true meaning of his remarks.
Meanwhile, at the board meeting on the 7th, Prime Minister Kishida also attended the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 12th next week to explain the purpose of the amendment to the Tariff Provisional Measures Law and the Foreign Exchange Law to strengthen economic sanctions on Russia. The ruling and opposition parties agreed to ask questions.