Democratic Party For the People

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The Democratic Party For the People (国民民主党, Kokumin Minshu-tō), also translatable as "National Democratic Party," abbreviated to DPFP or DPP, is a political party in Japan, variously described as centrist, centre-right, conservative, and populist. The first iteration of the party was formed on 7 May 2018 as a merger of the Democratic Party and Kibō no Tō (Party of Hope). In September 2020, some members of the party agreed to join the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan; however, other members, including party leader Yuichiro Tamaki, rejected the arrangement and instead formed a new party retaining the DPFP name and branding. The party saw electoral success in the 2024 Japanese general election, in which it won 28 seats in the House of Representatives, becoming the fourth-largest party in the chamber. Subsequently in the 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election, the party came in second in the national popular vote and won 17 seats, surpassing Komeito to become the fourth-largest...

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