Opposition parties such as the Constitutional Democratic Party demanded on the 18th to convene an extraordinary Diet session based on the provisions of the Constitution, saying that it was necessary to correct the government's stance on the relationship between the cabinet members of the second Kishida reshuffled cabinet and the former Unification Church. It was decided to submit the letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda.

In response to the launch of the second Kishida remodeling cabinet on the 10th of this month, the Constitutional Democratic Party has been coordinating with the opposition parties to convene the extraordinary Diet as soon as possible, saying that ``it is not permissible to postpone the extraordinary Diet.''



As a result, the Communist Party, the Democratic Party for the People, the Reiwa Shinsengumi, etc., said that it was necessary to correct the government's stance on the relationship between cabinet ministers and the former Unification Church and the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe on the 27th of next month. In collaboration with the Diet, we have decided to call for an extraordinary session of the Diet based on the provisions of Article 53 of the Constitution.



On the 18th, we will submit a request for convocation to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda after meeting with the chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of each party.



Mabuchi, chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Diet Affairs Committee, said, "The administration is operating like a deception, such as reshuffling the cabinet immediately after the previous extraordinary session of the Diet closed. The relationship between the new cabinet members and the former Unification Church is clear. I strongly urge you to open the Diet as soon as possible and ask questions."



Article 53 of the Constitution stipulates that the Cabinet must decide to convene the Diet if one-fourth or more of the members of either the House or the Senate make a request.



However, there is no provision for the timing of convocation, and it is left to the discretion of the Cabinet.