In Japan, ruling party leader supports multiparty consensus on constitutional revision

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi believes multiparty consensus is a prerequisite for constitutional amendment. [...] [J]ust ahead of his two-year anniversary in the post, the 68-year-old shared his views on constitutional revision, stable Imperial succession and the prospects for an early national referendum. [...] [In discussing the debate about constitutional reform, Motegi stated,] ["]Under the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida the Commission on the Constitution at both houses of the Diet has been meeting more frequently. I don’t think moves toward constitutional revision have slowed. We’d like to give the public options as early as possible regarding the form that the Constitution could take in this new era, and realize constitutional reform. To build early consensus, one approach would be to prioritize a list of items for amendment. [...] We need to obtain support from as many parties as possible before putting our proposal to a national referendum. If our first attempt fails, constitutional amendment could be delayed by five to 10 years.["]
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