2024-03-28 10:36:29
On the 28th, the final day of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly’s regular session, heated words were exchanged over a certain “motion.” The motion calls for the revocation of a statement by a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party that said the response by Tokyo metropolitan executives to a question asking Governor Yuriko Koike to answer constitutes a “refusal to answer.” The Tokyo Citizens First Association, which passed the bill with a majority vote, and the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Communist Party, and others who opposed the bill engaged in a counter-attack. As the gubernatorial election announcement approaches in June, it has become clear that there will be a confrontation between the factions. (Tokyo government reporting team)
Representative Kentaro Sekiguchi (left) and Governor Koike (right) during a debate at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on the 28th
◆“Arbitrary deletion of minutes is the destruction of democracy”
“Arbitrarily deleting minutes is a subversion of democracy. The motion cannot be accepted.” Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly plenary session on the afternoon of the 28th. When Ritsumeikan Rep. Kentaro Sekiguchi raised his voice during the debate, there was fierce jeers from the floor, with comments such as “That’s a disrespectful remark” and “This is an excuse.”
On the 28th, Kentaro Sekiguchi, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Council, stands in a debate.
Rieko Fukushima, a member of the Tokyo Citizens First Association, and Isamu Hosoda, a member of Komeito, who took the stage first, said, “Words and actions that seriously undermine the credibility of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly” and “We strongly request confirmation of the rules of local autonomy,” said the RDP members who were the subject of the motion. harshly criticized his remarks. As expected, there was a lot of shouting, and the chamber was in an uproar.
◆“Declaring that he refuses to answer is tantamount to impression manipulation.”
It all started with Rep. Sekiguchi’s remarks at the Budget Special Committee on the 13th. Of the questions the governor was asked to answer at this regular meeting, he said there was a high percentage of the governors not responding to members who “say offensive things,” such as “refusing to answer.” The Liberal Democratic Party and Tokyo Citizens First, which have been at loggerheads for some time, agreed, and three factions, including Komeito, submitted a motion calling for its cancellation at the special committee meeting on the 26th.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has reached its regular session closing date.
Naoshi Sugawara, a member of the Tokyo Citizens First Association, who was present to explain the purpose, criticized the proposal, saying, “Calling it as a refusal to answer is tantamount to manipulating the impression that the entire executive branch of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is refusing to answer.” The governor stated that it was the executive agency’s discretion to entrust explanations to officials, and argued that “the questioner has no authority to decide who will answer the question” in the first place. The three factions submitted a similar motion, claiming that there were “falsities” in the Communist Party members’ statements. Both proposals were passed with a majority vote.
◆The motion was passed, but the statement was not deleted.
After the special budget committee’s deliberations, Governor Koike told reporters, “The Tokyo metropolitan government has firmly answered what it has said, so the criticism (of refusing to answer) is not valid.”
Governor Koike responds to an interview with the press after the regular meeting of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on the 28th.
At a press conference on the evening of the 26th, Ritmin Secretary-General Keita Nishizawa refuted what was called “impression manipulation” by saying, “No one would think that way.” He appealed, “It is important to clarify the governor’s beliefs and beliefs, and it is appropriate to ask him questions about his refusal to answer.”
Motions are not legally binding, and statements cannot be deleted from the minutes unless the person in question requests to do so. Neither the Liberal Democratic Party nor the Communist Party members responded, and it was decided that the bill would not be deleted.
◆What should you do if “Governor Koike is running for election for the third time”?
Governor Koike, who is currently in her second term, has not announced whether she will run for governor, but the long-awaited announcement has been made by the Tokyo Citizens First Association, where she serves as a special advisor. Even within the LDP, the government, and the government, there is talk of support for him when he runs for office.
The Ritsumeikan and Communist Party are collaborating with civic groups and other organizations and are rushing to select a rival candidate with Koike’s candidacy for governor in mind.
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