Kakushintō
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The Kakushintō (Japanese: 革新党, "Reformist Party") was a political party in Japan.
History[]
The party was established on 3 June 1927 by a group of National Diet members from the , all of whom had previously been members of the Kakushin Club.[1] It nominated 15 candidates for the 1928 general elections, winning three seats. In April one of its members, , left the party after being appointed Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. It won three seats again in the 1930 elections, but was reduced to two seats in the February 1932 elections. It was subsequently dissolved on 25 July that year.
References[]
- ^ Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p597
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- Defunct political parties in Japan
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- 1927 establishments in Japan
- Political parties disestablished in 1932
- 1932 disestablishments in Japan