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	Introduction to Japan's Political Parties: 1874-1998
		In its party convention in January 1986 the SDP abandoned the platform adopted in 1955, which was strongly influenced by Marxism-Leninism.
		New Party Sakigake (Harbinger) was formed in June 1993 by 10 breakaway LDP lower house members led by Masayoshi Takemura.
		Although the party is jointly run by Hatoyama and Kan, Hatoyama is in practice serve as party head and Kan as secretary general, according to party members.
	www.kanzaki.com /jinfo/PoliticalParties.html (2929 words)

	New Democratic Party Encyclopedia Article @ Perished.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's conventions as labour votes are scaled to 45% of the total number of ballots cast.
		The party was bitterly disappointed to see its two Saskatchewan incumbents defeated by the Conservatives, both in close races, perhaps due to the unpopularity of the NDP provincial government.
		However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Canadian Senate.
	www.perished.net /encyclopedia/New_Democratic_Party (3710 words)

	Informat.io on New Party Sakigake
		In 1994, New Party Sakigake took part in the government of Murayama Tomiichi, a government coalition of the Liberal Democrats and the Japan Socialist Party, which replaced the liberal coalition headed the previous year by the Japan Renewal Party.
		The Sakigake Party took part in the government of Murayama Tomiichi, which was basically a government coalition with the LDP and the Japan Socialist Party.
		In 1997, the New Party Sakigake had 2 members in the House of Representatives and 3 members in the House of Councillors, which was good for them, especially after the LDP became the ruling party again.
	www.informat.io /?title=new-party-sakigake (282 words)

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		, xīndăng), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP;
		However, intra-party struggles diminished the party's attraction, and the party became increasingly vulnerable to the accusation that is was a special interest party of Mainlanders in Taiwan.
		In the 2004 legislative election, the New Party is fielding seven out of its eight candidates under the KMT banner and leaving one candidate to signify the continued existence of the party (a minimum of eight is needed to form a legislative caucus).
	www.foronechina.com /eng/NewsDetail_109-5.htm (404 words)

	New Party Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Originally, the party wanted to name itself the New Kuomintang Alliance but was prevented from doing so due to the similarity of names.
		However, intra-party struggles diminished the party's attraction, and the party became increasingly vulnerable to the accusation that is was a special interest party of Taiwanese Mainlanders.
		However, the party seems to have reemerged in the recent December 2002 elections, where five of its six candidates for the Taipei City council won election with 9% of the vote.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/n/ne/new_party.html (318 words)

	94045: Japan's Uncertain Political Transition
		The Sakigake Party was formed in June 1993 by a group of LDP defectors and joined the Hosokawa coalition.
		In the current coalition, the party's policies are identified as "dovish" or "liberal." In an ongoing political realignment, the Sakigake party may find it difficult to project a credible, distinct identity.
		On December 10, 1994, nine opposition parties and splinters (excluding the Communists) launched a new party, Shinshinto, or the New Frontier Party (NFP) as a conservative alternative to the LDP.
	www.fas.org /man/crs/94-045.htm (6440 words)

	JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
		The party presented a petition to the emperor requesting the implementation of a parliamentary form of government with free elections however it did not come to fruition.
		It is the majority party in the Diet which wins the right to operate the national government and the prime minister is appointed from that party.
		The Shinto Sakigake (Harbinger Party) was formed in 1993 by 10 lower house members who broke away from the LDP party.
	www.japancorner.com /political_parties.asp (421 words)

	JPRI Working Paper No. 49
		The party also created new slogans such as "citizens' leadership" and "friendship and love" that it hoped would appeal to Japanese voters who were disillusioned with the corruption of the "Iron Triangle"--the collusion of power among the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the bureaucracy, and big business.
		Party officials were also concerned that the United States might misconstrue the expression to mean that the party was requesting the immediate and complete withdrawal of U.S. forces.
		As a result, the party seemed to be constantly swinging between the centrifugal force moving it away from the ruling parties and the centripetal force moving it closer to the cabinet.
	www.jpri.org /publications/workingpapers/wp49.html (4979 words)

	New Party Sakigake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Party Sakigake took part in the government.
		Thus, in 1998, the party changed its name to The Sakigake Party.
		The party gained its followers mainly from white collar bureaucrats and ecologists.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Party_Sakigake (322 words)

	94045: Japan's Uncertain Political Transition
		The Sakigake Party was formed in June 1993 by a group of LDP defectors and joined the Hosokawa coalition.
		In the current coalition, the party's policies are identified as "dovish" or "liberal." In an ongoing political realignment, the Sakigake party may find it difficult to project a credible, distinct identity.
		On December 10, 1994, nine opposition parties and splinters (excluding the Communists) launched a new party, Shinshinto, or the New Frontier Party (NFP) as a conservative alternative to the LDP.
	digital.library.unt.edu /govdocs/crs/permalink/meta-crs-350:1 (6440 words)

	Asia Times
		This is especially true of the leaders of political parties - both those in struggling opposition parties and at the core of the ruling coalition that (most of the time) supports Koizumi's reform-minded government.
		The current DJP is the most successful opposition party in Japan, with 129 members elected in either the lower or upper houses of the Diet (parliament).
		The question facing the party as the presidential election looms in September is whether it is time for the old guard (Hatoyama and Kan) to give way to a young guard.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Japan/DH01Dh01.html (1789 words)

	Japan Socialist Party Summary
		The party did poorly in the 1996 and 2000 elections, and for all practical purposes ceased to be an electoral force.
		Thus, the New Party Sakigake and JSP left the coalition, while the Communists and Komeito remained in the coalition.
		As a result, Doi resumed leadership of the Party (which she had resigned in 1991), changed its name to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and attempted to transform it into a more moderate social-democratic party.
	www.bookrags.com /Japan_Socialist_Party (1111 words)

	New Party Sakigake - Japanese political party
		The New Party Sakigake (新党さきがけ Shinto Sakigake) was a Japanese political party that broke away from the Liberal Democratic Party on June 22, 1993.
		In 1994, the Sakigake Party took part in the governement of Murayama Tomiichi.
		In 1997, Sakigake had 2 members in the House of Representives and 3 members in the House of Councillors.
	www.japan-101.com /government/new_party_sakigake.htm (156 words)

	Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
		On July 29, a conference was held by the leaders of seven non-LDP parties (including the Renewal Party, the Japan New Party, the New Party Sakigake, the Social Democratic Party, and the Komeito) and one parliamentary group.
		The leader of the Renewal Party, Tsutomu Hata, was chosen to serve both as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.
		In the opposition camp, the Japan Renewal Party disbanded in November of 1994 and joined with the Komeito members in the Lower House, the Democratic Socialist Party, and the Japan New Party to establish "Shinshin-to" (the New Frontier Party).
	www.jimin.jp /jimin/english/history/chap16.html (2842 words)

	Harvard International Review: Seats Reserved
		Despite corruption scandals associated with party leaders and the economic recession of the 1990s, the LDP retains a majority of seats in the Diet and controls the Prime Minister’s office, held by LDP President Junichiro Koizumi.
		The turning point came in the elections of 1993, when a coalition of new parties formed by disillusioned LDP members, such as the New Party Sakigake and the Japan Renewal Party, ousted the LDP.
		Party conservatives have grumbled that Koizumi has alienated their traditional constituencies in agriculture and small business by cutting down on public works projects and government subsidies.
	hir.harvard.edu /articles/print.php?article=1202 (834 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Pop goes the bubble (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Before the elections, the LDP together with the Socialist Party and another small party, the Sakigake Party, maintained a majority of 141 which was enough to pass legislation.
		The Komei Party, a Buddhist party with 22 seats, has a past history of cooperation with the LDP and is most likely to come to their support in the Upper House.
		Even if they do so succeed in settling their political problems, the economic problems facing the next government cannot be underestimated, especially as huge amounts of global capital continues to move from one place to another in search of quick profits from non-productive activities.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /1998/386/in2.htm (1005 words)

	Democratic Party of Japan information - Search.com
		The new party began with ninety-three members of the House of Representatives and thirty-eight members of the House of Councillors.
		On September 24, 2003, the party formally merged with the small, center-right Liberal Party led by Ichiro Ozawa—the move was largely considered to be done in preparation for the election on November 9, 2003.
		Despite this electoral setback, the Democratic Party remains the primary rival of the ruling Liberal Democrats and their coalition partner New Komeito, although it is now significantly weakened.
	www.search.com /reference/Democratic_Party_of_Japan (1001 words)

	History of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Prime Minister Hashimoto headed a loose coalition of three parties until July 1998, when he resigned due to a poor electoral showing by the LDP in Upper House elections.
		The New Conservative Party dissolved in December 2002, and elements of it and defectors from the opposition DPJ formed the Conservative New Party (CNP).
		In the fall of 2003, the Liberal Party merged with the Democratic Party of Japan, combining party identification under the DPJ name.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/japan.html (1467 words)

	Party Politics Vol. 3, Issue 2, p. 265 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The 1993 election brought to an end the 39-year rule of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and changed the Japanese party system from a one-party-dominant system into a fluid multi-party system.
		Though the system is still in flux and could return to one-party dominance, some things will never again be the same.
		Most clearly, the electoral system has been changed from one that rewarded candidates who cultivated the personal vote and encouraged fragmentation to one that should enhance the value of the party label and encourage aggregation into two large parties.
	www.partypolitics.org /volume03/v03i2p265.htm (200 words)

	FACT SHEET: Japan at a Glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Liberal Democratic Party formed a governing coalition with the Liberal Party in January 1999, and Keizo Obuchi remained prime minister.
		The New Conservative Party dissolved in December 2002, and elements of it and defectors from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan formed the Conservative New Party.
		In congressional elections held in November of 2003, the Democratic Party of Japan won 40 seats, bringing to 177 the total number held by the party.
	deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/east_asia/japan/index.shtml (1702 words)

	Will the LDP Finally Find Religion?
		In the wake of the political chaos caused by the LDP's ouster in 1993, the Komeito-backed by its principal constituency-allied with ex-LDP conservatives led by Ichiro Ozawa.
		The unofficial coalition between the LDP, Social Democratic Party and Sakigake is on rocky shoals: few political analysts expect the latter two to survive past the Upper House election in July.
		The upshot: The LDP "must rely on another party that is more stable and less obfuscate than the Social Democrats to work with," notes Nagtacho-watcher Setsu Kobayashi, professor of law at Keio University.
	www.3justice.com /nobuhira/sup_ldp_finally.shtml (716 words)

	New Party Sakigake dissolved after 5 years Japan Policy & Politics - Find Articles
		New Party Sakigake leader Masayoshi Takemura, a House of Representatives member, and House of Councillors member Tenzo Okumura held a dissolution ceremony earlier in the day at the party headquarters in Tokyo.
		New Party Sakigake took part in the establishment in August 1993 of a coalition government led by then Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, which was the first non-LDP government in nearly four decades.
		At its peak, New Party Sakigake had 27 Diet members, and played a mediating role between the LDP and the SDP during the governments of then SDP leader Tomiichi Murayama and then LDP President Ryutaro Hashimoto.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_1998_Oct_26/ai_53426190 (237 words)

	Democratic Party of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On September 24, 2003, the party formally merged with the small, center-right Liberal Party led by Ichiro Ozawa—the move was largely considered to be done in preparation for the election on November 9, 2003.
		Despite this electoral setback, the Democratic Party remains the primary rival of the ruling Liberal Democrats and their coalition partner New Komeito, although it is now significantly weakened.
		Democratic Socialist Party: members of the former Democratic Socialist Party which merged with the DPJ early on.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Japan (1009 words)

	Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Is the DPJ just the LDP with a cooler logo?
		But I think that the current election climate and the media/public’s expectations are forcing the parties to compete for public support.
		The mix makes for a center-left ex-LDP led but still somewhat divided party that can result in some watered down policy positions such as their weak response to the postal privatization issue (DPJ was hemmed in by ties to labor unions) and constitutional revision (large range of opinion within the party).
		The spectacular stumbling of the 8-party opposition coalition led to the resurgence of LDP coalition governments, however, and put the 2 party vision on hold until the DPJ rose in status.
	www.mutantfrog.com /2006/09/18/is-the-dpj-just-the-ldp-with-a-cooler-logo (773 words)

	July 1998 Upper House Elections in Japan
		The Liberal Democratic Party's defeat was evident as they suffered crushing defeats in three and four-seat districts, partial defeat in two-seat districts and more disappointment in the single-seat districts.
		The Liberal Party, an opposition group of breakaway former Liberal Democrats, with 12 seats in the Upper House, appears to be flirting with the possibility of joining hands with the LDP.
		The choice of the party's elders could be Seiroku Kajiyama, an LDP veteran who has lately been writing lengthy magazine articles critical of Hashimoto's leadership, or Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi, a bland politician who is next in line for the top job, according to some party watchers.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/web/ldpelect.htm (5706 words)

	New Party (Taiwan) - China-related Topics NE-NH - China-Related Topics
		The name "New Party" was seemingly inspired by the contemporary electoral success of the Japanese political party New Party SakigakeShin-to Sakigake ("New Party Renegades"; see Politics of Japan).
		In the ROC presidential election, 20002000 Presidential Election, the party nominated writer and dissident Li Ao who ran a spirited but token campaign.
		In the ROC legislative election, 20042004 legislative election, the New Party is fielding seven out of its eight candidates under the KMT banner and leaving one candidate to signify the continued existence of the party (the minimun of eight needed to form a legislative caucus).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/New_Party_(Taiwan) (512 words)

	CNN - Hashimoto's coalition-building may be difficult - Oct. 21, 1996
		The party captured 239 seats, 12 short of the 251 it needed to govern alone in the 500-seat Lower House, but enough to call the shots in a new coalition government.
		Hashimoto met Monday with Social Democratic Party chairman Takako Doi and New Party Sakigake leader Shoichi Ide to urge them to remain in the three-way coalition formed in mid-1994.
		Parliamentary sources expect coalition negotiations to be protracted, as potential partners would make policy demands as conditions for joining an LDP alliance, and the process would have to be drawn out to win over defectors from Shinshinto.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9610/21/japan.election (555 words)

	Japan History
		That total domination lasted until the Diet Lower House elections on July 18, 1993, in which the LDP failed for the first time to win a majority.
		Hashimoto headed a loose coalition of three parties until July 1998, when he resigned due to a poor electoral showing by the LDP in Upper House elections.
		After a turbulent year in office, Prime Minister Mori agreed to hold early elections for the LDP presidencyÊto improve his party's chances in crucial July 2001 Upper House elections.
	www.multied.com /NationbyNation/Japan/history2.html (1425 words)

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