Liberal Party (Japan, 1903)

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The Liberal Party (Japanese : 自由党, Jiyūtō) was a political party in Japan.

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History

The Liberal Party was established in mid-1903 as a breakaway from Rikken Seiyūkai by a group of around 20 National Diet members opposed to co-operation with Prime Minister Katsura Tarō. [1] It sought to bring back the ideals of the original Liberal Party, but suffered from the widespread suspicion that it was a tool of Katsura's. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p568
  2. ↑ Fukui, p477
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