Socialist Democratic Federation (Japan)
Socialist Democratic Federation | |
|---|---|
| President | Hideo Den (1978 – 1985) Satsuki Eda (1985 – 1994) |
| Founded | 26 March 1978 |
| Dissolved | 22 May 1994 |
| Split from | Japan Socialist Party |
| Preceded by | Socialist Citizen's Federation Shakai Club |
| Ideology | Liberal socialism Pacifism Reformism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
The Socialist Democratic Federation (社会民主連合, Shakai-minshu-rengō) (SDF), also referred to in Japanese by the shortened Shaminren (社民連), was a Japanese political party that existed from 1978 to 1994. It was formed from the merger of the Socialist Citizen's Federation (社会市民連合, Shakai-shimin-rengō) and the Shakai Club (社会クラブ, Shakai-kurabu).