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| The '''New Frontier Party (新進党)''' was a short-lived center-right party in Japan. While many political parties participated in the founding, it was the Japan Renewal Party that dictated policy and direction. After the [[Japan/JapanSocialistParty|JSP]] left the grand coalition government, the remaining members consolidated into this party. They overtook the JSP as the second-largest party in the [[Japan/Diet|Diet]] and served as the opposition. The party was short-lived, dissolving into factions by 1997. |
The '''New Frontier Party''' (''新進党'') was a [[Japan/PoliticalParties|political party]] in [[Japan/Democratization|Japan]] that operated from 1994 until 1997. |
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| == Roots in the Grand Coalition == In the August 1993 general election, the LDP lost enough seats for a grand coalition government to form. This government was largely a creation of the '''Japan Renewal Party (新生党)''', a new party formed by LDP breakaways. '''Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕)''', leader of '''Japan New Party (日本新党)''', served as the prime minister. He resigned in April 1994 due to a scandal. This prompted the JSP to leave the coalition, leaving it without a legitimate claim to power. '''Tsutomu Hata (羽田 孜)''', ''ex-officio'' leader of the Japan Renewal Party, led for 2 months; he then resigned rather than face a vote of no confidence. A coalition of the LDP and JSP took power in June 1994. |
== Platform == |
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| While the coalition government was collapsing, the Japan Renewal Party again maneuvered for consolidation. In December 1993, they merged with the Japan New Party, the Democratic Socialist Party, and several new LDP breakaways to form the New Frontier Party. Former LDP prime minister '''Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹)''' served as the first leader. | After the [[Japan/JapanSocialistParty|Japan Socialist Party]] left the grand coalition in 1993, [[Japan/TsutomuHata|Hata]] resigned rather than face a no confidence vote. A new coalition government emerged between the JSP, [[Japan/LiberalDemocraticParty|LDP]], and [[Japan/NewPartySakigake|New Party Sakigake]]. |
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| This party was immediately the second-largest, and would serve as the opposition to the next several governments. | Meanwhile the '''Japan Renewal Party''' (''新生党''), a breakaway group from the LDP that had formed the core of the original coalition, rallied other members into a consolidation. In December they merged with the '''Japan New Party''' and the '''Democratic Socialist Party''', among others. This was the founding of the '''New Frontier Party'''. [[Japan/ToshikiKaifu|Toshiki Kaifu]] served as the first leader. This immediately became the second largest party, and would serve as the opposition to the next several governments. |
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| In the subsequent 1995 leadership contest, the leading candidates were both of the Japan Renewal Party. The ''de-facto'' leader, '''Ichiro Ozawa (小沢一郎)''', beat out former prime minister Hata. Note that Ozawa himself was a founder and former leader of the LDP. As such, both leaders of the 'anti-LDP' party were in fact LDP leaders. | In the 1995 leadership contest, [[Japan/IchirouOzawa|Ichirou Ozawa]] beat out Hata. This began a fragmentation of the party, principally into the [[Japan/DemocraticPartyOfJapan|Democratic Party of Japan]] and the [[Japan/LiberalParty1998|Liberal Party]] |
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| ---- == Dissolution == The party was short-loved, dissolving into several factions that would eventually merge into the [[Japan/DemocraticPartyOfJapan]]. Ozawa left the party to found the [[Japan/LiberalParty1998]], which would join the DPJ in 2003. |
||'''Leader''' ||'''Local Name'''||'''Term''' || ||[[Japan/ToshikiKaifu|Toshiki Kaifu]]||海部 俊樹 ||1994 - 1995|| ||[[Japan/IchirouOzawa|Ichirou Ozawa]]||小沢一郎 ||1995 - 1997|| |
New Frontier Party
The New Frontier Party (新進党) was a political party in Japan that operated from 1994 until 1997.
Contents
Platform
History
After the Japan Socialist Party left the grand coalition in 1993, Hata resigned rather than face a no confidence vote. A new coalition government emerged between the JSP, LDP, and New Party Sakigake.
Meanwhile the Japan Renewal Party (新生党), a breakaway group from the LDP that had formed the core of the original coalition, rallied other members into a consolidation. In December they merged with the Japan New Party and the Democratic Socialist Party, among others. This was the founding of the New Frontier Party. Toshiki Kaifu served as the first leader. This immediately became the second largest party, and would serve as the opposition to the next several governments.
In the 1995 leadership contest, Ichirou Ozawa beat out Hata. This began a fragmentation of the party, principally into the Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Party
Leaders
Leader |
Local Name |
Term |
海部 俊樹 |
1994 - 1995 |
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小沢一郎 |
1995 - 1997 |