Rikken Minseito
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Rikken Minseitō
立憲民政党 |
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| Leader |
Osachi Hamaguchi Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| Founded | June 1, 1927 |
| Dissolved | August 15, 1940 |
| Preceded by | Kenseikai |
| Merged into | Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Ideology |
Parliamentarism Classical liberalism Liberal internationalism |
| Political position | Centre |
Rikken Minseitō (立憲民政党?, Constitutional Democratic Party) was one of the main political parties in pre-war Empire of Japan. It was commonly known as the 'Minseitō'.
The Minseitō was founded on 1 June 1927, by a merger of the Kenseikai and the Seiyu Hontō political parties. Its leadership included Osachi Hamaguchi, Wakatsuki Reijirō, Yamamoto Tatsuo, Takejirō Tokonami, Adachi Kenzō, Koizumi Matajirō and Saitō Takao. The party platform was politically and economically more liberal than its major rival, the Rikken Seiyūkai, calling for rule by the Diet of Japan rather than bureaucrats or genrō, elimination of disparities in wealth, international cooperation, and protection of personal liberties. Its main base of support was the urban middle class, but its principal financial backing was the Mitsubishi zaibatsu.
The Minseitō fielded many candidates in the February 1928 General Election, (the first to be held after the General Election Law), winning 217 seats in the Lower House, as opposed to 218 seats for the Seiyūkai. This resulted in a hung parliament.
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