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2012/11/01
Koshiishi, Azumi, Hachiro pledge to regain the trust of the people at the DPJ national meeting
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On the evening of November 1, the DPJ held a national meeting of the Secretaries-General and Chairmen of the election campaign committees of each local DPJ branch.
“The censure motion against the Prime Minister was not a matter of the greatest urgency and it had neither a Constitutional nor legal basis,” Secretary General Azuma Koshiishi said, criticizing consecutive insolent moves in the House of Councillors in his opening speech. Regardless of the fact that the opposition parties refused the policy speech of the Prime Minister for the 181st extraordinary Diet sessions, the first such occurrence under the current Constitution, the parties in the opposition camps held an emergency plenary session for the first time in 27 years to question the Prime Minister about his understanding of the censure motion in the previous Diet sessions. Koshiishi also expressed his determination, stating that “We, the DPJ, have to return to our roots at the time of the change in government. If not, politics in this country will go in the wrong direction. We have to do our utmost and make united efforts in order to regain the understanding and the trust of the people by explaining our vision for the future of this country, our standpoint, and the difference between us and other parties.”
Acting Secretary General Jun Azumi said that the first priority was enacting the special measures for the issuance of government bonds during the extraordinary Diet session, which is directly related to the lives of the people. He expressed his resolve to promote slow-moving policies such as correcting the disparity in the value of one vote, establishing a national council for social security issues, and so forth, stating that “In these Diet sessions, I would like to show our attitude of working hard to push forward slow-moving policies.” Azumi referred to the town meetings featuring opinion exchanges between party executives and local RENGO organization members, and the result of a by-election held in October at the No. 3 District of Kagoshima Prefecture for the House of Representatives. In the Kagoshima No.3 District, the DPJ candidate barely lost, winning the support of 70% of non-party affiliated voters, in spite of the fact that the party approval ratings for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) outnumbered the DPJ by four to one. Considering these situations, Azumi stated “We received harsh comments, however, we saw many people who still hold expectations of our party at the same time.” He also noted that “The standpoint of the DPJ is prioritizing the economy, improving people’s livelihood, and maintaining national security. Our stance is far removed from LDP President Abe who does not consider the lives of the people. We have to appeal these principles to the people, especially to the party’s local branches or local RENGO organizations.”
DPJ Election Campaign Committee Chair Yoshio Hachiro expressed his appreciation for the cooperation for the by-election in the Kagoshima No.3 District, and called for continuous efforts in order to maintain the political power of the DPJ Government. Hachiro highlighted three main policies regarding the general elections for both Houses: 1) fielding a candidate in every electoral district where they have no DPJ candidate, 2) supporting campaign activities of first-time candidates or female candidates to the utmost extent, and 3) cooperating with the coalition party Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party).
At the convivial gathering after the meeting, DPJ President and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made a speech and said he would certainly not set a date for dissolving the House of Representatives; however “We, the DPJ, have to start preparations. We have to develop a Manifesto with participation across the party, and appeal to the people with convincing and satisfactory policies.”
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