国民投票法、来年成立の公算　自・立幹事長「通常国会で結論」

　自民党の二階俊博、立憲民主党の福山哲郎両幹事長は１日、国会内で会談し、憲法改正国民投票の利便性を高める国民投票法改正案について、来年１月召集の通常国会で「何らかの結論」を得ることで合意した。与党側は採決する方針。２０１８年６月に与党や日本維新の会が共同提出後、立憲などが質疑に消極的で継続審議を繰り返してきたが、成立の公算が大きくなった。
　会談で二階氏は「今国会の採決は見送るが、一日も早く結論を得たい」と表明。福山氏は「この国会は新型コロナウイルス対策に集中すべきであり、採決見送りは評価したい」と述べた上で、通常国会で結論を出すことを「承知した」と答えた。（2020/12/01-18:56）

The Diet, Japan's parliament, is likely to pass the proposed revision of the national referendum law during an ordinary session next year after over two years of talks.
   Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Tetsuro Fukuyama, his counterpart from the largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Tuesday agreed to reach a conclusion on the reform during the ordinary Diet session expected to be convened in January.
   The reform is designed to make it easier for voters to cast their ballots in national referendums on constitutional amendments. The ruling coalition intends to put it to a vote during the ordinary session.
   Reform measures under the bill to revise the national referendum law include setting up polling stations at train stations and commercial facilities, making voting hours flexible and allowing voters to bring children aged under 18 to polling places with them.
   The bill was introduced to the Diet in June 2018 mainly by the ruling bloc, but has faced the opposition camp's reluctance to deliberate it.