Unity Party (Japan) Explained

Native Name:結いの党
Native Name Lang:ja
Leader:Kenji Eda
Secretary General:Jiro Ono
Founder:Kenji Eda
Split:Your Party
Merged:Japan Innovation Party
Headquarters:2-9-6 Nagatacho
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Newspaper:Conservative Japan
Colors:Blue
Country:Japan

The was a Japanese political party.

History

The party was formed in December 2013 by Kenji Eda and 13 other legislators who left Your Party.[1] Your Party initially refused to acknowledge that six councillors had left its caucus in the House of Councillors, but filed a notice in February 2014 which acknowledged their departure from Your Party, allowing the Unity Party to have formal representation in the upper house.[2]

The party supported Morihiro Hosokawa in the 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election.[3]

Eda had discussions with the Japan Restoration Party in early 2014 with a view toward coordinating the two parties' policy stances. JRP co-head Shintaro Ishihara rejected the idea of coordinating with the Unity Party on the basis of their support for the Constitution of Japan, while the other JRP co-head Toru Hashimoto saw room for agreement on the scope of necessary revisions to the Constitution.[4]

On 21 September 2014, the Unity Party and the Japan Restoration Party merged to form the Japan Innovation Party.[5]

Presidents of UP

No.NameImageTerm of office
Took officeLeft office
Preceding party: Your Party
1Kenji Eda18 December 2013 21 September 2014
Successor parties: Japan Innovation Party

Members in the Diet

House of Representatives

House of Councillors

Election results

Tokyo Gubernatorial Elections

Notes and References

  1. News: Eda names new party Yui no To. 20 January 2014. Japan Today. 18 December 2013.
  2. News: 結いの党:参院でも会派結成. 17 February 2014. Mainichi Shimbun. 14 February 2014.
  3. News: 自公は舛添氏、民・結い・生が細川氏 都知事選. 20 January 2014. 日本経済新聞. 19 January 2014.
  4. News: 「改憲で合意可能」 結いの党との協議に橋下氏. 17 February 2014. MSN Sankei News. 19 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301094231/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/140119/stt14011917100004-n1.htm. 1 March 2014. dead.
  5. News: 「New opposition party launched as Ishin no To. 22 September 2014. Japan Times. 22 September 2014.