Minshutō Seiken Kōtai ni Sekinin o motsu Kai
The Minshutō Seiken Kōtai ni Sekinin o motsu Kai ( Japanese. 民主 党政 権 交代 に 責任 を 持 つ 会 , dt. About "Assembly that takes responsibility for the takeover of government by the Democratic Party"), own abbreviation Minshutō Kokumin no Koe ( 民主党 国民 の声 , "Democratic Party - Voice of the People") was a group of members of the Shūgiin , the lower house of the Japanese parliament . It was founded on February 17, 2011 by 16 members of the Democratic Party (DPJ), in particular members of the Ozawa group , the faction of the former party leader Ichirō Ozawa . The group was chaired by Kōichirō Watanabe .
In the Ichirō Ozawa donation scandal, the trial began in January 2011; At the same time, the Democratic Party is discussing disciplinary measures up to and including expulsion, which Ozawa's supporters try to prevent. During the deliberations on the budget-related laws for the year 2011 beginning in April, the 16 MEPs announced their departure from the DPJ parliamentary group and the formation of a new parliamentary group. They initially want to remain party members, but threaten to block the budget laws if the party leadership under Naoto Kan takes action against Ozawa. In the vote on the budget itself, which can be decided by a simple majority in the Shūgiin, the 16 members abstained by absenteeism. The party's executive council announced disciplinary action.
With the earthquake in Tōhoku in March 2011, the internal party conflicts initially took a back seat. But at the end of the year Watanabe and a number of other members of the group left the Democratic Party entirely and founded the Shinto Kizuna . After Ozawa himself resigned in 2012, 15 of the original 16 members of the group became a member of Ichirō Ozawa's future party before the Shūgiin election in 2012 after various intermediate stations , Hiroshi Kawaguchi switched to Nippon Ishin no Kai . All 16 lost their mandate in 2012.
Founding members
- Shino Aihara
- Mitsuji Ishida
- Akira Ishii
- Tamiko Kasahara , General Secretary ( kanjichō )
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi
- Tomotaro Kawashima
- Chouemon Kikuchi
- Masae Kobayashi
- Sadatoshi Kumagai
- Nobuaki Miwa
- Tomohiko Mizuno
- Masahiro Ōyama
- Kazuo Takamatsu
- Juntarō Toyoda , Vice Chairman ( kaichō daikō )
- Kōichirō Watanabe, Chairman ( kaichō )
- Yoshihiko Watanabe
Web links
- Yomiuri Online : 小 沢 系 16 人 会 派 離 脱 願 を 出 し 、 記者 会見 , press conference on leaving the parliamentary group
- Kanako Takahara, Natsuko Fukue: Punish Ozawa at your peril: 16 DPJ allies. Loyalists shun group, hint veto of budget bills. In: The Japan Times . February 17, 2011, accessed February 18, 2011 .
- Kanako Takahara, Natsuko Fukue: DPJ revolt shows signs of growing. Kan maintains he will not step down in face of rebellion. In: The Japan Times . February 18, 2011, accessed February 18, 2011 .
- 議員 の 会見 詳 報 「私 ど も は 小 沢 氏 を 大 変 尊敬」 」「 秘書 さ ん に 連絡 」. In: MSN / Sankei News. February 17, 2011, Retrieved February 18, 2011 (Japanese).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Budget passed but 16 in DPJ skip vote. Ring leader to be suspended; Can under more pressure to call election. In: The Japan Times . March 2, 2011, accessed March 28, 2011 .