与野党、１６日午後に新首相選出で合意　臨時国会、開会式は人数制限

　菅義偉官房長官は１０日、衆参両院の議院運営委員会理事会に出席し、臨時国会を１６日に召集すると伝えた。衆院では同日午後１時に本会議を開き、首相指名選挙を行うことで与野党が合意。この後、参院でも同様に選挙を行う。
　新首相は１６日中に新内閣を発足させる。臨時国会の会期は３日間で、与野党の本格的な論戦は次の国会に持ち越される。野党側は速やかに本格審議に応じるよう求めた。
　天皇陛下をお迎えする開会式は１７日に行うことも確認した。新型コロナウイルス感染拡大防止のため、出席する国会議員の人数を絞り込み、各会派の代表者や常任委員会委員長らに限定する。感染拡大以降の国会開会式は初めて。（2020/09/10-15:02）

Japan's new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, who offered to step down due to health reasons, will be elected on Wednesday afternoon by vote at the extraordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament.
   On Thursday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attended meetings of the boards of the steering committees of both Diet chambers and said that the extraordinary session will be convened on Wednesday.
   The ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold a plenary session of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, at 1 p.m. (4 a.m. GMT) on the same day to hold an election to nominate the new prime minister. Later on, the House of Councillors, the upper chamber, will hold a similar election.
   The new prime minister will form the new cabinet on Wednesday.
   The extraordinary Diet session will last for three days. Full-scale debates between the ruling and opposition parties will be carried over to the next Diet session. The opposition camp called on the ruling camp to hold such debates promptly.