Rikken Kaishintō
Rikken Kaishintō 立憲改進党 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
| Founded | April 16, 1882 |
| Dissolved | March 1, 1896 |
| Merged into | Shimpotō |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
The Rikken Kaishintō' (立憲改進党, Constitutional Reform Party) was a political party in Empire of Japan. It was also known as simply the Kaishintō.
The Kaishintō was founded by
Ozaki Yukio. It received financial backing by the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, and had strong support from the Japanese press,[1] and urban intellectuals.[2]
The Kaishintō pursued a moderate approach, calling for a
parliamentary democracy. In a speech Ōkuma gave at the inauguration of the party, he emphasized the symbolic role of the monarch in the type of government he envisioned. He also argued that those extremists who supported having the emperor directly involved in political decision-making were in fact endangering the very existence of the Imperial institution.[3]
In the first
Liberal Party
(Jiyūtō).
Afterwards, the Kaishintō adopted an increasingly nationalistic foreign policy, and in March 1896 merged with several smaller nationalist parties to form the Shimpotō.
Election results
| Election | Leader | Seats | +/- | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Ōkuma Shigenobu | 41 / 300
|
new | Governing coalition |
| 1892 | 38 / 300
|
 3
|
Governing coalition | |
| March 1894 | 60 / 300
|
 22
|
Governing coalition | |
| September 1894 | 49 / 300
|
11
|
Opposition |
Notes
References
- ISBN 9780674003347; OCLC 44090600
- Sims, Richard L. (2001). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868–2000. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780312239152; OCLC 45172740
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