Liberal Party (Japan, 2016)
The People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends 生活の党と山本太郎となかまたち | |
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| People's Life Logo | |
| Leader | Ichirō Ozawa |
| President | Ichirō Ozawa |
| Secretary-General | Katsumasa Suzuki |
| Councilors leader | Ryo Shuhama |
| Representatives leader | Denny Tamaki |
| Founded | 27 December 2012 |
| Split from | Tomorrow Party of Japan |
| Preceded by | People's Life First |
| Headquarters | 2-12-8 Nagatacho Chiyoda, Tokyo |
| Ideology | Localism [1] Environmentalism [3] |
| Political position | Centre-left[4] |
| Colors | Green |
| Councillors | 3 / 242 |
| Representatives | 2 / 475 |
| Website | |
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The People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends (生活の党と山本太郎となかまたち, Seikatsu no Tō to Yamamoto Tarō to Nakamatachi) is a political party in Japan. It has 2 out of the 480 seats in the House of Representatives, and 3 in the 242-member House of Councillors.
It changed its name from "People's Life Party" on 27 December 2014. The name change was apparently imposed by Yamamoto Tarō as a condition for keeping the party from disbanding.[5]
Foundation
The party was founded by Ichiro Ozawa and 14 other diet members who were in the Tomorrow Party of Japan (TPJ), who left among conflict over party leadership between Ozawa and TPJ leader Yukiko Kada after the TPJ fared badly during the 2012 general election.
Strategy
The party has expressed through Ichiro Ozawa the need for the opposition to coordinate in order to overthrow the Abe government which is seen as a threat to peace and democracy.[6] It specifically outlined a strategy for the 2016 House of Cancillors election, similar to the Italian Coalition The Olive Tree where each party keeps its members and identity, while fighting elections under the same banner. The projected alliance would be open to the centrist Democratic Party of Japan, the Japanese Communist Party and independents.[4]
Presidents of PLP
| No. | Name | Term of office | Image | |
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| Took Office | Left Office | |||
| 1 | Yuko Mori 森 裕子 / 森 ゆうこ Mori Yūko |
27 December 2012 | 25 January 2013 | 
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| 2 | Ichirō Ozawa 小沢 一郎 Ozawa Ichirō |
25 January 2013 | Incumbent | 
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PLP members in the Diet
House of Representatives
- Ichiro Ozawa (Iwate 4th district)
- Denny Tamaki (Okinawa 3rd district)
House of Councillors
- Ryo Shuhama (Iwate)
- Ryoko Tani (National block)
- Taro Yamamoto (Tokyo)
References
- ^ a b c "Four core policies (in English)".
- ^ "Political Principles (in English)".
- ^ "On the importance of a robust Japan-Republic of Korea relationship to the peace of East Asia (in English)".
- ^ a b "The opposition parties should unite and fight together to take control of the government (in English)".
- ^ http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/20141226-OYT1T50100.html
- ^ http://www.seikatsu1.jp/enews/20151015.html
External links
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