Liberal Party–Hatoyama

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The Liberal Party–Hatoyama (Japanese: 鳩山自由党 (分派自由党)) was a political party in Japan.

History

The party was established in March 1953, shortly before the April elections, by a group of 22 Liberal Party MPs who were supporters of Ichirō Hatoyama; within two days it had gained a further 15 MPs when the Kozen Hirokawa faction also defected.^[1] In May Mamoru Shigemitsu was elected party president.^[1]

Of the 102 candidates nominated by the party for the House of Representatives, 35 were elected. However, the party failed to win a seat in the simultaneous House of Councillors elections. Talks were subsequently held with Kaishintō about a merger, but in November most of its MPs rejoined the Liberal Party, with the exception of eight members who subsequently formed the Japan Liberal Party.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p572

Political parties in Japan

Officially recognized
political parties

Governing parties	Liberal Democratic Komeito

Opposition parties	Democratic Communist Initiatives from Osaka Social Democratic People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends Japanese Kokoro New Renaissance Party

Political organisations with
seats inthe National Diet

Political organisations with
seats in regional assemblies

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