通常国会、来月２０日召集が軸　首相の中東訪問後

　政府・与党は来年の通常国会を１月２０日前後に召集する方向で調整に入った。安倍晋三首相が計画している１月中旬の中東訪問の日程を踏まえた。複数の関係者が６日、明らかにした。
　首相は来年１月中旬に、サウジアラビアやアラブ首長国連邦（ＵＡＥ）の訪問を検討。毎年１月下旬にスイスで開かれる世界経済フォーラム（ダボス会議）の出席は見送る方向だ。
　通常国会の冒頭、政府・与党は台風被害の復旧・復興や消費税増税に伴う経済対策を盛り込んだ２０１９年度補正予算案の早期成立に万全を期す方針。野党側は首相主催の「桜を見る会」疑惑について、引き続き徹底追及する構えだ。（2019/12/06-17:55）

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration plans to convene the Diet, the country's parliament, for an ordinary session from around Jan. 20 next year, informed sources said Friday.
   Abe is considering visiting the Middle East in mid-January but is seen skipping a World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, late that month, according to the sources.
   The administration aims to get a fiscal 2019 supplementary budget through the Diet as soon as possible during the ordinary session.
   The extra budget will finance measures to shore up the economy after the Oct. 1 consumption tax hike and reconstruction projects following recent typhoon disasters.
   The opposition camp is poised to grill the Abe administration further over a controversial annual cherry blossom-viewing party that is publicly funded and hosted by the prime minister.