改憲へ自民の体制拡充　岸田首相「衆院選の結果踏まえ」

　岸田文雄首相（自民党総裁）は１０日の記者会見で、先の衆院選で自民、公明両党と、憲法改正に前向きな日本維新の会、国民民主党が合わせて定数の３分の２を超えたことを踏まえ、改憲に向けた体制拡充を党に指示したことを明らかにした。
　首相は「今回の総選挙の結果を踏まえ、党是である憲法改正を進めるため、党内の体制を強化する」と表明。「国民的議論のさらなる喚起と、国会における精力的な議論を進める」と語った。（2021/11/10-22:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said he has instructed the LDP to beef up its system for promoting constitutional reforms.
   Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Kishida said that his party will strengthen such a system, after the LDP, its coalition partner, Komeito, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People, which are all positive about constitutional reforms, secured more than a combined two-thirds majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, in the Oct. 31 general election.
   Any proposal to change the Constitution needs to be approved by at least two-thirds of members in each of the two parliamentary chambers before it is put to a national referendum. The next election of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, will be held in summer next year.
   "We'll work to further encourage national debate and active parliamentary discussions" on amending the Constitution, Kishida said.
   He also touched on party reforms, which were included in his campaign promises during the LDP presidential election in September this year.