Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)
1960–1994 Japanese political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Japanese political party that existed from 1960 to 1994. For other Japanese socialist parties, see Japan Socialist Party (disambiguation).
The Democratic Socialist Party (民主社会党, Minshu Shakai-tō, abbreviated 民社党, Minsha-tō) was a political party in Japan from 1960 to 1994.
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Democratic Socialist Party 民主社会党 Minshu Shakai-tō | |
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Founder | Suehiro Nishio |
Founded | 24 January 1960[1] |
Dissolved | 9 December 1994[1] |
Split from | Japan Socialist Party[2] |
Preceded by | Rightist Socialist Party of Japan (factions) |
Merged into | New Frontier Party[1] |
Youth wing | Minsha Youth |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[4][5][6] to centre-left[7][A] |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
Colors | Red |
Party flag | |
^ A: The Democratic Socialist Party was a national conservative party, due to its stances on social issues and national security, and was considered an "extremely conservative" party in Japan.[8] However, its economic policies were of social democracy.[2] |
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