Democratic Socialist Party (Japan)

Democratic Socialist Party
民主社会党
Minshu Shakai-tō
FounderSuehiro Nishio
Founded24 January 1960
Dissolved9 December 1994
Split fromJapan Socialist Party
Preceded byRightist Socialist Party of Japan (factions)
Merged intoNew Frontier Party
Youth wingMinsha Youth
Ideology
Political positionCentre to centre-left[A]
International affiliationSocialist International
Colors  Red
Party flag

^ A: The Democratic Socialist Party was a national conservative party, due to its stances on social issues and national security, and was considered an "extremely conservative" party in Japan. However, its economic policies were of social democracy.

The Democratic Socialist Party (民主社会党, Minshu Shakai-tō; abbreviated 民社党, Minsha-tō) was a political party in Japan from 1960 to 1994.