Democratic Party (Japan)
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Democratic Party
民進党 |
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| Japanese name | Minshintō |
| President | Renhō |
| Secretary-General | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Founded | 27 March 2016 |
| Merger of | Democratic Party of Japan Innovation Party Vision of Reform |
| Headquarters | Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Ideology |
Big tent Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Blue |
| Councillors |
49 / 242
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| Representatives |
97 / 475
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| Website | |
| minshin.jp | |
The Democratic Party (民進党 Minshintō?), abbreviated as DP, is the main opposition political party in Japan. The party was founded on 27 March 2016 from the merger of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Innovation Party.
The party's Japanese name Minshintō combines "min" from minshu ("democratic") and shin (進?, "advance, progress"), not shin (新?, "new") from ishin (innovation).
On 24 February 2016 the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) announced that they were to merge at a special convention on 27 March to form a new opposition party in order to better compete with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in an Upper House election that was scheduled for later the same year. On 4 March 2016, the DPJ and JIP asked the public for suggestions for a name for the merged party. On 14 March 2016, the name of the new party was announced as Minshintō (Democratic Progressive Party), the most popular shortlisted name among polled voters and preferred by the JIP, beating Rikken Minshutō (Constitutional Democratic Party) that was preferred by the DPJ. On 18 March 2016, the official English language title of the new party was announced as the Democratic Party. On 22 March, the DPJ announced that 4 sitting Representatives from Vision of Reform would join the party at its launch.
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