Democratic Party For the People
Democratic Party For the People 国民民主党 Kokumin Minshu-tō | |
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| Abbreviation | DPFP or DPP |
| Leader | Yuichiro Tamaki |
| Secretary-General | Kazuya Shimba |
| Deputy Leader | Motohisa Furukawa |
| Founded | 7 May 2018 11 September 2020 (in current form) |
| Merger of | |
| Merged into | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (majority) |
| Headquarters | 1-11-1 Miyakezaka Building, Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo |
| Newspaper | Kokumin Minshu Press |
| Ideology | Conservatism (Japanese) Moderate conservatism Populism Fiscal populism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Slogan | つくろう、新しい答え。 (Tsukurou, atarashii kotae, "Let's make a new answer") |
| Councillors | 9 / 248 |
| Representatives | 28 / 465 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 34 / 2,644 |
| Municipal assembly members | 145 / 29,135 |
| Website | |
| new-kokumin | |
The Democratic Party For the People (国民民主党, Kokumin Minshu-tō), abbreviated to DPFP or DPP, is a centre to centre-right, conservative and populist political party in Japan. The party was formed on 7 May 2018 from the merger of the Democratic Party and Kibō no Tō (Party of Hope). In September 2020, the majority of the party reached an agreement to merge with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the original party was officially dissolved on 11 September 2020. However, 14 DPFP members refused to merge, including party leader Yuichiro Tamaki, and instead formed a new party retaining the DPFP name and branding.
The party saw its best electoral success to date in the 2024 general election, in which it won 28 seats in the House of Representatives, becoming the fourth-largest party in the chamber. Since the 2024 election the party has entered into negotiations to support the LDP-Komeito minority government on a policy-by-policy basis.