Japan Farmers Party (1947–1949)
Japan Farmers Party 日本農民党 | |
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Founded | 25 February 1947 |
Dissolved | 1949 |
Succeeded by | |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Ideology | Agrarianism Land reform |
Political position | Centrism |
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The Japan Farmers Party (Japanese: 日本農民党, Nihon Nōmintō) was a political party in Japan.
History[]
The party was established by and four independent MPs on 25 February 1947, Kita having previously formed the Japan Cooperative Party in August 1946.[1][2] However, three of them, including Kita, were removed from the House of Representatives shortly afterwards as part of the post-war purge.[2]
In the 1947 general elections the party won four seats, and a further four MPs joined the party after the elections.[2] After talks about a merger with the National Cooperative Party failed due to the opposition of , the chairman of the party's central committee, the party considered renaming itself the New Farmers Party.[2]
The 1949 general elections saw the party reduced to a single seat and it was disbanded thereafter, and effectively replaced by the .[2]
References[]
- Defunct political parties in Japan
- Political parties established in 1947
- 1947 establishments in Japan
- Political parties disestablished in 1949
- 1949 disestablishments in Japan