Seiyukai Party
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Rikken Seiyūkai
立憲政友会 |
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| Leader | Itō Hirobumi, Saionji Kinmochi, Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, Hara Takashi, Takahashi Korekiyo, Tanaka Giichi, Inukai Tsuyoshi |
| Founded | September 15, 1900 |
| Dissolved | July 30, 1940 |
| Merged into | Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Ideology |
Conservatism Welfare state Isolationism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
The Rikken Seiyūkai (立憲政友会 Constitutional Association of Political Friendship?) was one of the main political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan. It was also known simply as the "Seiyūkai".
Founded on September 15, 1900, by Itō Hirobumi, the Seiyūkai was a pro-government alliance of bureaucrats and former members of the Kenseitō. The Seiyūkai was the most powerful political party in the Lower House of the Diet of Japan from 1900 to 1921, and it promoted big government and large-scale public spending. Though labeled "liberal" by its own members, it was generally conservative by modern definitions. It often opposed social reforms and it supported bureaucratic control and militarism for the purpose of winning votes. It viewed the Rikken Minseitō as its main rival.
The Seiyūkai came into power in October 1900 under the 4th Itō administration. Under its second leader, Saionji Kinmochi, it participated in the Movement to Protect Constitutional Government from 1912 to 1913. It was the ruling party under the Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonnohyōe from 1913 to 1914. Cabinet minister (and later 4th party president) Takahashi Korekiyo helped reinforce its ties with the zaibatsu, especially the Mitsui financial interests.
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