Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (立憲民主党, Rikken-minshutō, CDP or CDPJ) is a liberal political party in Japan. It is the primary centre-left party in Japan, and as of 2024 is the second largest party in the National Diet behind the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan 立憲民主党 Rikken-minshutō | |
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| Abbreviation | CDP or CDPJ |
| Leader | Kenta Izumi |
| Deputy Leader | Seiji Osaka Chinami Nishimura Kiyomi Tsujimoto |
| Secretary-General | Katsuya Okada |
| Chairman of the Policy Bureau | Akira Nagatsuma |
| Founder | Yukio Edano |
| Founded | 3 October 2017 15 September 2020 |
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| Split from | Democratic Party (2016) |
| Preceded by | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan |
| Headquarters | 2-12-4 Fuji Building 3F, Hirakawa-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan |
| Newspaper | Rikken-minshu |
| Youth wing | RikkenYouth |
| Membership (2021) | 100,267 |
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| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| International affiliation | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (observer) |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | 人へ 未来へ まっとうな政治へ Hitoe Miraie Mattouna Seijie ("For people, for the future, for honest politics.") |
| Councillors | 38 / 248 |
| Representatives | 95 / 465 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 37 / 2,598 |
| Municipal assembly members | 1,271 / 32,430 |
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It was founded in October 2017 as a split from the Democratic Party ahead of the 2017 general election. In late 2020, the party was re-founded following a merger with majorities of the Democratic Party for the People and the Social Democratic Party as well as some independent lawmakers.
The party's platform supports raising the minimum wage, expanded welfare policies, the legalization of same-sex marriage, increased gender equality, abortion rights, renewable energy policies, decentralization, a multilateral foreign policy, the revision of the U.S.–Japan Status of Forces Agreement, tax reform and electoral reform. The party strongly opposes efforts to amend the Japanese Constitution to reinterpret Article 9 or codify the status of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and also opposes nuclear power.