Before the extraordinary session of the Diet in autumn, the chairpersons of the Diet Affairs Committees of each opposition party held talks, and since the relationship between the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda and the former Unification Church has been pointed out, they agreed to demand accountability in the Diet. Did.
Hosoda, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has been pointed out to have attended meetings of groups related to the former Unification Church, but a survey conducted by the Liberal Democratic Party of lawmakers belonging to the party included the speakers of both houses of the House of Representatives. not
Under these circumstances, the chairmen of the opposition party's Diet affairs committees, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Japan Restoration Party, the Communist Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and the Reiwa Shinsengumi, met in the Diet on the 28th, saying, "As the chairman of the highest body of national power, the former Unification Church We have a responsibility to explain our relationship with each other."
At the meeting, in August, the opposition parties demanded the convocation of an extraordinary session of the Diet based on the provisions of the Constitution, but the government did not promptly respond. He indicated that he would like to submit an amendment to specify that the deadline from the request to the opening of the meeting is within 20 days.
In response, the Democratic Party for the People said that the convocation deadline should be specified in the constitution, and that they would take it back and discuss the response.
In addition, at the meeting, it was agreed that it was necessary for the Diet to verify the government's procedures until the implementation of former Prime Minister Abe's "state funeral" held on the 27th.