Draft Vote of No Confidence in the Cabinet to assess the status of bill deliberations and make a decision on submission

While there is an opinion within the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan that a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet should be submitted in order to clarify the confrontational stance against the Kishida administration, there are also indications that it could lead to the dissolution of the House of Representatives, so the executive will make a decision while assessing the status of remaining bill deliberations.

The Diet has less than two weeks until the end of its session on the 21st of this month.

Regarding the amendment bill to the Immigration Control Act, which the government positions as an important bill, a censure resolution against Minister of Justice Saito submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to prevent a vote was rejected on the 2th, and the ruling party hopes to have the revised bill voted on and passed at the Legal Affairs Committee of the House of Councillors on the 7th and passed it at the plenary session on the 8th.

The ruling parties hope to enact a bill next week to secure funding for the remaining important bill, the increase in defense spending, but the opposition parties are unanimously opposed to the bill because it is not approved on the premise of a tax increase, and it is expected that the battle between the ruling and opposition parties will become even more intense.

Under these circumstances, there is an opinion within the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan that a motion of no confidence in the Kishida Cabinet should be submitted in order to clarify its confrontational stance against the government and the ruling party.

However, since it has been pointed out that submitting a resolution could be a reason for Prime Minister Kishida to decide to dissolve the House of Representatives, the party executive will make a decision while assessing the status of deliberations on the bill to secure financial resources.

Meanwhile, three bills submitted by both the ruling and opposition parties to promote understanding of LGBT people will be deliberated by the Lower House Cabinet Committee on June 9.

A vote is expected to take place on the same day, but the ruling parties intend to continue negotiations until the last minute, hoping to gain as much support from the opposition parties as possible.