From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Defunct political party in Japan
The
Ryokuf?kai
(
Japanese
:
?風?
, "Green Breeze Society") was a political party in
Japan
.
History
[
edit
]
The Ryokuf?kai was established in May 1947 by a group of 74 members of the
House of Councillors
, and within a month, a further 18 members had joined it, meaning it was the largest faction in the chamber.
[1]
Its formation was an attempt to continue the House of Councillors' tradition of discussing issues in a non-partisan way.
[1]
However, the gradual development of a party system made it increasingly difficult for the Ryokuf?kai candidates to be elected.
[1]
The party won only nine seats in the
June 1950 elections
, reducing it to 50 members.
[1]
It won 16 seats in the
1953 elections
and five in the
1956 elections
, by which time it had been reduced to 31 seats in total. It won six seats in the
1959 elections
, meaning it had only 11 seats in total. In January 1960 it was dissolved and replaced by the
D?shikai
.
[1]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
Haruhiro Fukui (1985)
Political parties of Asia and the Pacific
, Greenwood Press, pp611?612
|
|---|
|
Officially recognized
political parties
| |
|---|
Political organizations with
seats in the
National Diet
| |
|---|
|
