Secretary-General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party: Constitutional Amendment Issue "Growing Increasingly Timely"
At the LDP party convention held on April 12, Secretary-General Suzuki stated, "The atmosphere of the party convention after victory is markedly different," while pointing out, "Celebration should now come to an end; we must focus on advancing policy implementation."
The LDP convention was held at a hotel in Tokyo, and the adopted activity guidelines summarized the recent landslide victory in the House of Representatives election by stating, "The high public expectations toward the Kishida administration have been transformed into support for the LDP and voters’ concrete voting actions."
After the convention, Suzuki told reporters: "The atmosphere of the party convention following defeat is clearly different from that after victory. But the celebratory mood should also now come to an end."
He further emphasized: "If we fail to meet national expectations, support will turn into disappointment, and the backing gained during the election will vanish like smoke." "The joy of winning the election is over—starting tomorrow, we must fully commit to delivering on all policies."
On the other hand, regarding the activity guidelines' proposal to "submit a draft constitutional amendment to the Diet and strive to realize constitutional revision as soon as possible," Suzuki said: "The composition of members in the House of Representatives’ Constitutional Review Committee has changed. Although there has been significant personnel turnover and internal opinions remain fragmented, the political parties and factions supporting constitutional revision now hold a majority of seats."
Based on this, he expressed his view: "Compared with the past, the timing for proposing constitutional revision is increasingly mature."
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