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Following the [[Japanese general election, 1890|July 1890 elections]] the Taiseikai was established by a group of 79 newly elected and pro-government MPs who were largely former civil servants.<ref name=HF>Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp627–628</ref> The second-largest party after the [[Jiyūtō]], it was a largely pragmatic group rather than |
Following the [[Japanese general election, 1890|July 1890 elections]] the Taiseikai was established by a group of 79 newly elected and pro-government MPs who were largely former civil servants.<ref name=HF>Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp627–628</ref> The second-largest party after the [[Jiyūtō]], it was a largely pragmatic group rather than adhering to certain principles.<ref name=HF/> |
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The party split in November 1891 over its support for the government, with a group breaking away to form the [[Tomoe Club]], and it ceased to exist by the time of the [[Japanese general election, 1892|February 1892 elections]].<ref name=HF/> |
The party split in November 1891 over its support for the government, with a group breaking away to form the [[Tomoe Club]], and it ceased to exist by the time of the [[Japanese general election, 1892|February 1892 elections]].<ref name=HF/> |
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The Taiseikai (Japanese: 大成会, lit. Great Achievement Society) was a political party in Japan.
History
Following the July 1890 elections the Taiseikai was established by a group of 79 newly elected and pro-government MPs who were largely former civil servants.[1] The second-largest party after the Jiyūtō, it was a largely pragmatic group rather than adhering to certain principles.[1]
The party split in November 1891 over its support for the government, with a group breaking away to form the Tomoe Club, and it ceased to exist by the time of the February 1892 elections.[1]
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