所信表明演説、２３日に　教団財産保全で一致点模索―自・立

　自民党の高木毅、立憲民主党の安住淳両国対委員長は１６日、国会内で会談し、臨時国会での岸田文雄首相の所信表明演説を２３日に行うことで合意した。自民が提案していた召集日２０日の実施は見送る。世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）の解散命令請求を受け、教団の財産保全の法整備について一致点を模索することも確認。会期は１２月１３日までの５５日間とする。
　所信表明演説を２０日に行う場合、各党代表質問を経ないまま２２日の衆参２補欠選挙の投開票を迎えることから、野党は「党利党略だ」として反発していた。高木氏は首相官邸と協議し、野党に譲った。（2023/10/16-19:32）

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Monday that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's policy speech at an upcoming extraordinary Diet session will take place on Oct. 23.
   The agreement on the date of Kishida's parliamentary speech was reached at a meeting between LDP parliamentary affairs chief Tsuyoshi Takagi and his CDP counterpart, Jun Azumi.
   The two sides also agreed to seek common ground for drawing up legislation to preserve the assets of the Unification Church, following the government's request for a court order to dissolve the controversial religious group.
   The LDP initially proposed scheduling the speech for Friday, the first day of the 55-day extraordinary session, but the opposition side rejected the proposal, citing Sunday's by-elections for both Diet chambers. The LDP conceded after consulting with the prime minister's office.
   The two sides also agreed to elect a successor to outgoing House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda on Friday.