党首討論、１時間２０分に　延長は０３年以来―自・立合意

　自民、立憲民主両党の参院国対委員長は７日、国会内で会談し、臨時国会会期末の９日に行う党首討論の審議時間を、通常の４５分から１時間２０分に延長することで合意した。延長は２００３年２月以来。
　一方、自民、公明、立民、日本維新の会、共産、国民民主の与野党６党の国対委員長も国会内で会談。野党側は、臨時国会の会期を延長して予算委員会を開催するよう求めた。これに対し、自民の坂本哲志国対委員長は会談後、記者団に「物理的になかなかできない」と述べた。（2024/10/07-12:44）

Ruling and opposition party lawmakers Monday agreed to hold the planned debate of party leaders in the Diet, Japan's parliament, for 80 minutes, against the standard length of 45 minutes.
   The agreement was reached between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Diet affairs leader in the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, and his counterpart at the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. The Diet will extend such a debate for the first time since February 2003.
   The debate pitting LDP President and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba against the heads of opposition parties is scheduled for Wednesday, the last day of the current extraordinary Diet session.
   Meanwhile, the Diet affairs chiefs of six parties--the LDP, its coalition partner Komeito, the CDP, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), the Japanese Communist Party and the Democratic Party for the People--also held a meeting Monday.
   The opposition side demanded that the Diet session be extended to hold Budget Committee meetings. LDP Diet affairs leader Tetsushi Sakamoto expressed a negative view when speaking to reporters later.