At the Liberal Democratic Party convention, Prime Minister Kishida emphasized that he would squarely tackle issues that could not be put off, such as economic revitalization, diplomacy and security, and child and parenting policies. I called for an end.
The Liberal Democratic Party convention was held at a hotel in Tokyo on the morning of the 26th.
In his speech, Prime Minister Kishida said, "In July of last year, an unprecedented incident occurred in which former president Abe was shot and killed during the election campaign. Over the past decade, under the strong leadership of Mr. We have done everything in our power to open the way. Let's continue to take on new challenges in order to create the next decade."
On top of that, he said, ``Japan's economic revitalization after the new corona, balancing stable energy supply and decarbonization, diplomacy and security in the changing international order, and child and childcare policies. We must respond to the people's mandate by taking on challenges from the bottom of our hearts and honestly answering them one by one."
Regarding the G7, which Japan is chairing this year, he said, "We will make the Hiroshima Summit a success, link its achievements to the G20 in September, and the Japan-ASEAN Special Summit Meeting at the end of the year. We will bring order," he said.
Regarding measures against rising prices, he said, "We will firmly keep our promise to the public that we will keep down energy and food prices. We will raise wages with a common understanding between the government, labor and management."
Furthermore, regarding constitutional revision, he said, "The times call for early revision.
On the other hand, regarding the unified local elections to be held in April, he said, ``Japan will only thrive when the regions are revitalized.A by-election for the House of Representatives is scheduled, and the possibility of a by-election for the House of Councilors has also emerged. It is a very important election that may give us a chance, and let's protect the seat of the LDP," he called for unity.
Komeito representative Yamaguchi, who attended as a guest, said, "Let's combine our strengths and solidify our foundation with victory in the unified local elections, and then move forward together to tackle various challenges."
Then, at the party convention, we decided on a campaign policy for this year that included fundamentally strengthening comprehensive countermeasures against the declining birthrate and accelerating the movement for constitutional revision.