Japan Cooperative Party (1945–46)

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The Japan Cooperative Party (Japanese: 日本協同党, Nihon Kyōdōtō) was a political party in Japan.

History

The party was established by Sengoku Kotaro on 18 December 1945.[1] It initially had around 20 members, but the majority were barred from politics as part of the post-war purge.[1] It won 45 seats in the April 1946 elections. In May it merged with several smaller parties to form the Cooperative Democratic Club, later renamed the Cooperative Democratic Party.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p514
  2. Fukui, p475
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