立憲、安倍首相体調の予算委説明を要求　自民は否定的

　立憲民主党の安住淳国対委員長は２０日、自民党の森山裕国対委員長と国会内で会談し、安倍晋三首相の健康状態をめぐり、９月２日に衆院予算委員会の集中審議を開き、首相自らが説明するよう求めた。臨時国会の早期召集も重ねて要求した。森山氏は野党合流の動きが進んでいることなどを理由に否定的な考えを示した。
　森山氏は立憲、国民民主両党の合流により国会の会派構成が変更されるとして、「野党会派の動きを見定めることが必要ではないか」と伝えた。両氏は今後の閉会中審査の在り方を含め、来週改めて協議することで一致した。（2020/08/20-11:59）

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan demanded Thursday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe explain his health condition at a possible House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on Sept. 2.
   CDPJ parliamentary affairs chief Jun Azumi, at a meeting with Hiroshi Moriyama, his counterpart from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, also requested that an extraordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, be convened at an early date.
   Moriyama took a negative stance toward the requests, saying that it seems necessary to wait and see ongoing moves within the opposition camp as the CDPJ and the Democratic Party for the People are headed for a merger.
   As for growing speculation that Abe is unwell, Moriyama said he is not concerned about the prime minister's health. "There are many rumors, but he has returned to official business and is performing his duties steadily," the LDP official said.
   Azumi and Moriyama agreed to meet again next week to discuss off-session parliamentary meeting schedules and other matters.