Shimpotō
Appearance
Shimpotō Progressive Party 進歩党 | |
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Founded | March 1, 1896 |
Dissolved | June 20, 1898 |
Preceded by | Rikken Kaishintō |
Merged into | Kenseitō |
Succeeded by | Kenseitō (Constitutional Party) |
Headquarters | Tokyo |
Ideology | Liberalism Progressivism Japanese nationalism Liberal nationalism |
Political position | Centre-left |
Shimpotō (進歩党, Shinpotō) was a short-lived political party in Meiji period Japan.
The Shimpotō was founded by Ōkuma Shigenobu in March 1896, as a merger of the Rikken Kaishintō and minor political parties to offset a temporary alliance between Ōkuma's rival, Itō Hirobumi and the Liberal Party of Japan (Jiyuto).
In June 1898, the Shimpotō merged with the Jiyutō to form the Kenseitō.
References
- Sims, Richard (2001). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868–2000. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-23915-7.