Cooperative Democratic Party

The Cooperative Democratic Party (Japanese: 協同民主党, Kyōdō Minshutō) was a political party in Japan.

Cooperative Democratic Party 協同民主党 Kyōdō Minshutō
Founded	24 May 1946[1]
Dissolved	8 March 1947[2]
Preceded by	Japan Cooperative Party[1] Hyūga Minshuō[1] Nihon Nōhontō etc.[1]
Merged into	National Cooperative Party[1][3]
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Ideology	Co-operatism[1]
Political position	Centre[1]
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History

The party was established as the Cooperative Democratic Club on 24 May 1946 as a merger of the Japan Cooperative Party and several minor local parties with links to farmers or small businesses,[4] and initially had 31 Diet members.[3] Twelve days after its establishment, it was renamed the Cooperative Democratic Party (CDP).[3]

Later in the year the party held talks with the Shinseikai about a merger, but a sticking point was the inclusion of the word "cooperative" in the new party's name, which the Shinseikai members were against. The dispute also led to two CDP members leaving the party due to their refusal to compromise.[3] In March 1947, following the passing of a new electoral law that favoured larger parties, the CDP merged with the National Party to form the National Cooperative Party.[3]

References

1. Yoshida, Kenji. 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)の解説 [The Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Encyclopedia Nipponica 's explanation]. kotobank.jp (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. Kanda, Fuhito (1983). Senryō to minshu shugi. Showa no Rekishi (in Japanese). 8. Tokyo: Shogakukan. pp. 238, 364. ISBN 4-09-376008-X.
3. Fukui 1985, p. 475.
4. Fukui 1985, p. 514.

Further reading

• Fukui, Haruhiro (1985). Political parties of Asia and the Pacific. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 031321350X.