(Omitted) ◆ A complete change in the Diet, which was once a “subcontractor for the government”? “The landscape of the Diet will change dramatically as the LDP and Komeito lose their majority. I would like to work with you all to create a new form of Diet.” On the 11th, Noda spoke to CDP members of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors about his enthusiasm for parliamentary reform. At the party leaders’ meeting with the Prime Minister, he requested that discussions between the ruling and opposition parties be carried out through “deliberation and openness.” Japan Restoration Party leader Baba Nobuyuki also agreed, saying, “The discussion should be held in front of the public.” Since the second Abe administration, the coalition government of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito has turned a deaf ear to criticism from the opposition parties, repeatedly replying that “there is absolutely no problem” and “the criticism is unfounded,” and has shown a noticeable disregard for the Diet by forcing through votes on bills. Bills submitted by the government are decided in advance by the LDP and Komeito behind closed doors, with no minutes of the meetings being made public, and Diet deliberations have become a mere formality, with the party being criticized as “subcontracting for the government.” ◆ “This is the one thing we should not have conceded” post In recent years, the government has rarely incorporated the requests of the opposition parties into budget proposals or bills submitted by the government, but from now on, if the opposition parties oppose something, the ruling party will have to respond by amending it or some other means. After meeting with the opposition leader, the prime minister told reporters, “We must listen to the opinions of the opposition parties sincerely and humbly.” Regarding the allocation of posts such as permanent and special committee chairpersons in the House of Representatives, the opposition parties unanimously pressured the ruling party to allocate them. Of the 17 standing committees, the number of chairperson posts secured by the opposition parties increased significantly from two before the election to seven. Symbolizing the new Diet is the appointment of Jun Azumi, former chairman of the National Diet Affairs Committee of the CDP, as chairman of the Budget Committee. This is an important post that will determine the success or failure of the government’s budget proposal, and decisions on allocating deliberation time and whether to summon witnesses will be made at the opposition’s pace. A former LDP budget committee chairman expressed concern about the future, saying, “This is the one point we should not have given in on.” ◆ “Passing the Bill” places heavy burden on the opposition parties CDP has also secured the chairpersons of the Justice Committee and the Special Committee on Political Reform. The government is poised to accelerate deliberations toward realizing a selective system of separate surnames for married couples and a further revision of the Political Funds Control Act. The CDP also took over the top position on the Constitutional Review Committee, putting a stop to the LDP-led, time-bound debate on constitutional reform. While the opposition parties will have a much greater say and influence in the Diet, they will also bear a heavy responsibility for deciding what budget proposals and bills to pass. A senior member of the CDP said, “The responsibility (for the bill and other matters) will fall squarely on us. Because expectations are high, I have to approach the job with a great sense of tension,” he said, tightening his resolve. Tokyo Shimbun, November 12, 2024, 6:00am.
>>1 For now – Separate surnames for married couples – Same-sex marriage – Female Emperor Don’t allow this even if the cabinet is voted no-confidence, dissolved, or resigned.
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>>1 >The symbol of the new Diet is the appointment of the Budget Committee Chairman, who has been appointed by the CDP’s former Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Jun Azumi. If the Budget Committee gets out of hand, it’s the chairman’s fault. If it gets out of hand, the CDP will stick with an incompetent person who can only heckle and has no governing ability.
>>3 Well, that’s true. The next election will determine whether it’s better to have a minority government that moves slowly or to have things run smoothly.
With the outcome of the Tamaki adultery scandal, I hope that Prime Minister Ishiba will understand that the most important thing to him is the support of the people.
Nothing good will come from letting them win a majority on their own, and it took nearly 10 years to pressure them to change the government, so now voters are starting to be conscious of their votes and not let them win by a landslide, so it’s going to be a tough election from now on.
>>16 Well, the opposition party will just be against it anyway The opposition party has said, “We will make a decision on each point,” so I hope it goes back to the way it should be, but is the Democratic Party for the People okay?
It’s a good thing that the opposition parties also take responsibility for the Diet. If the minority opposition parties behave irresponsibly, such as by taking the easy way out, they will be criticized by the opposition parties themselves.
Besides, even if the LDP is against the Political Funds Control Act, if the opposition parties band together they can abolish it, and they can quickly introduce a system of collective responsibility, and he’ll either continue to be known by the public as an even shittier politician who refuses to give up, or he’ll be unanimously thought of as a slightly better politician.
It’s amusing to hear him say things like, “Let’s have a thorough discussion with the opposition party, who are constantly disrupting deliberations by refusing to debate.”
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