Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
Japanese centre-left political party founded in 2020
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is a major opposition political party in Japan. The party is known for its center to center-left positions and its focus on issues such as constitutional reform, social welfare, and environmental policies.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan 立憲民主党 Rikken-minshutō | |
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| Abbreviation | CDP CDPJ |
| President | Yoshihiko Noda |
| Executive Deputy President | Akira Nagatsuma Kiyomi Tsujimoto Hiroshi Ogushi |
| Secretary-General | Junya Ogawa |
| Chairman of the Policy Bureau | Kazuhiko Shigetoku |
| 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 (August 2024) | 114,839[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 | 148 / 465 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 232 / 2,644 |
| Municipal assembly members[9] | 712 / 29,135 |
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Notes
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The "old CDP" was founded on 3 October 2017[1] as a split from the Democratic Party and dissolved on 14 September 2020,[2] while the current party was founded on 15 September 2020[3] as a merger of the old CDP, the majority of the Democratic Party For the People and some independent lawmakers.
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "立民代表選、党員・協力党員11万人に投票権 合計740ポイントの争奪戦に". 産経新聞. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ↑ 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". Archived from the original on 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ↑ 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 2023