Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
立憲民主党
Rikken-minshutō
AbbreviationCDP
CDPJ
PresidentYoshihiko Noda
Executive Deputy PresidentAkira Nagatsuma
Kiyomi Tsujimoto
Hiroshi Ogushi
Secretary-GeneralJunya Ogawa
Chairman of the Policy BureauKazuhiko Shigetoku
FounderYukio Edano
Founded3 October 2017 (2017-10-03)
15 September 2020 (2020-09-15)[a]
Merger of
  • Democratic Party For the People (majority)
  • Social Democratic Party (majority)
Split fromDemocratic Party (2016)[a]
Preceded byConstitutional Democratic Party of Japan[a]
Headquarters2-12-4 Fuji Building 3F, Hirakawa-chō,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan
NewspaperRikken-minshu[4]
Youth wingRikkenYouth[5]
Membership (August 2024)114,839[6]
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left
International affiliationCouncil 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
Election symbol
Website

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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "りっけんユース" [RikkenYouth]. cdp-japan.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ 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.]
  8. ↑ "代表メッセージ - 立憲民主党". Archived from the original on 2024-09-01. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  9. ↑ 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