臨時国会召集「来月２３日か２６日」　菅首相、初の所信表明―自民幹部

　自民党幹部は２３日、菅義偉首相が就任後初めての所信表明演説を行う臨時国会について、１０月２３日か２６日に召集されるとの見通しを示した。会期は１２月前半までの５０日程度の見込み。衆参両院の代表質問と予算委員会も開かれ、与野党の論戦が本格化する。
　首相は２３日朝、国会近くのホテルで自民党の森山裕国対委員長、林幹雄幹事長代理と会談。召集日程について意見交換したとみられる。（2020/09/23-12:16）

An extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, in which new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will give his first policy speech as national leader, is expected to be convened on Oct. 23 or 26, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party executive said Wednesday.
   The extra Diet session is likely to be held for about 50 days, until early December, according to the executive.
   The LDP-led ruling bloc and the opposition camp will engage in a full-scale battle of words, with question-and-answer sessions for Suga's speech and meetings of the budget committees of both Diet chambers set to be held during the period.
   On Wednesday morning, Suga met with LDP Diet affairs chief Hiroshi Moriyama and Acting Secretary-General Motoo Hayashi at a Tokyo hotel, apparently to exchange opinions on the schedule for the extra Diet session.
   During the session, the government and ruling camp aim to ratify Japan's new trade agreement with Britain.