The Chūsei Club (, ') was a pro-business political party in

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History

The party was established by a group of 42 MPs in May 1924 following the May elections; 28 were first-time MPs and the remaining 14 were re-elected MPs, including some who had been members of the Koshin Club.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p458 In May 1925 talks were held about a merger with

Rikken Seiyūkai The was one of the main political party, political parties in the pre-war Empire of Japan. It was also known simply as the ''Seiyūkai''. Founded on September 15, 1900, by Itō Hirobumi,David S. Spencer, "Some Thoughts on the Political Devel ...

and the

Kakushin Club The Kakushin Club () was a political party in Japan. History The party was established on 8 November 1922 as a merger of the Rikken Kokumintō (29 National Diet members), the Mushozoku Club (14 Diet members) and three independents.Haruhiro Fuku ...

. Although a merger did not happen, the Chūsei Club was dissolved when twenty of its MPs joined with the Reformist Club to form the

Shinsei Club Shinsei may refer to: * Shinsei (真正町), Gifu, a former town in Japan, now part of Motosu, Gifu * SBI Shinsei Bank, a Japanese commercial bank * Shinsei Shōnin (1443–1495), a priest of the Japanese Buddhist Tendai , also known as th ...

, eleven joined Rikken Seiyūkai and the remaining one became an independent.

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