The Kaishintō () was a political party in

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History

The party was established on 8 February 1952 as a merger of the National Democratic Party and the Shinsei Club, together with most of the Farmers Cooperative Party's Diet members.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp595–596 In May Mamoru Shigemitsu was elected party president. Having started with 69 seats, the party won 85 in the 1952 general elections. However, the 1953 elections saw it lose nine seats; it also won eight seats in the

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. In November 1954 it merged with the

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and a group of Diet members from the

to form the Japan Democratic Party.

Election result

House of Representatives

House of Councillors

References

{{Japanese political parties Defunct political parties in Japan Political parties established in 1952 1952 establishments in Japan Political parties disestablished in 1954 1954 disestablishments in Japan