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Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan 立憲民主党 Rikken-minshutō | |
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| Abbreviation | CDP or CDPJ |
| Leader | Kenta Izumi |
| Deputy Leader | Seiji Osaka Chinami Nishimura Kiyomi Tsujimoto |
| Secretary-General | Katsuya Okada |
| Chairman of the Policy Bureau | Akira Nagatsuma |
| Founder | Yukio Edano |
| Founded | 3 October 2017 15 September 2020[a] |
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| Split from | Democratic Party (2016)[a] |
| Preceded by | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan[a] |
| Headquarters | 2-12-4 Fuji Building 3F, Hirakawa-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan |
| Newspaper | Rikken-minshu[4] |
| Youth wing | RikkenYouth[5] |
| Membership (2021) | 100,267[6] |
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| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| International affiliation | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (observer) |
| Colors | Blue[7] |
| Slogan | 人へ 未来へ まっとうな政治へ Hitoe Miraie Mattouna Seijie[8] ("For people, for the future, for honest politics.") |
| Councillors | 38 / 248 |
| Representatives | 98 / 465 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 37 / 2,598 |
| Municipal assembly members[9] | 1,271 / 32,430 |
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The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党, Rikken-minshutō, CDP[10] or CDPJ[11]) is a liberal[12] political party in Japan. It is the primary centre-left party in Japan,[13][14] and as of 2024 is the second largest party in the National Diet behind the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.[15]
It was founded in October 2017 as a split from the Democratic Party ahead of the 2017 general election.[13] In late 2020, the party was re-founded following a merger with majorities of the Democratic Party for the People and the Social Democratic Party as well as some independent lawmakers.
The party's platform supports raising the minimum wage, expanded welfare policies, the legalization of same-sex marriage, increased gender equality, abortion rights,[16] renewable energy policies, decentralization, a multilateral foreign policy, the revision of the U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement, tax reform and electoral reform. [17] The party strongly opposes efforts to amend the Japanese Constitution to reinterpret Article 9 or codify the status of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and also opposes nuclear power.
- ^ "政治資金規正法に基づく政治団体の届出" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). 3 October 2017.
- ^ "政治資金規正法及び政党助成法に基づく政党の解散の届出" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). 14 September 2020.
- ^ "政治資金規正法に基づく政治団体の届出" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (in Japanese). 15 September 2020.
- ^ 機関紙「立憲民主」のご案内 [Information of the newspaper "Rikken-minshu"]. cdp-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "りっけんユース" [RikkenYouth]. cdp-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "【公告】立憲民主党代表選挙2021 有権者数に関する公告". 立憲民主党. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ 日本に定着するか、政党のカラー [Will the colors of political parties settle in Japan?] (in Japanese). Nikkei, Inc. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
立憲民主党は青だ。 [Constitutional Democratic Party is blue.]
- ^ "代表メッセージ - 立憲民主党".
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, party membership statistics for chief executives and assembly members in prefectures and municipalities: Prefectural and local assembly members and governors/mayors by political party as of 31 December 2021
- ^ "Japan's ruling camp nervous about opposition unity as election looms". The Japan Times. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Japan PM: new disease command centre may come after pandemic". Reuters. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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The Mainichi November 2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Arthur Stockwin (2023). The Failure of Political Opposition in Japan: Implications for Democracy and a Vision of the Future. Taylor & Francis. p. 97. ISBN 9781000593747.
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centerleftwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kuronuma, Susumu (11 September 2020). "Japan's fractured opposition unites as party of 140-plus lawmakers". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "中絶に「配偶者同意」が必要なのは11か国・地域のみ".
- ^ "立憲民主党基本政策".
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