Yūshi no Kai
Yūshi no Kai 有志の会 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Shuji Kira |
| Founded | 4 November 2021 |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism Moderate conservatism |
| Political position | Centre[1][2] |
| Representatives | 4 / 465 |
The Yūshi no Kai (Japanese: 有志の会; lit. 'Volunteer Association') is a parliamentary group of the Japanese House of Representatives.
History
The group was formed on 4 November 2021, and submitted a notice of formation of the parliamentary group to the secretariat of the House of Representatives, which was accepted.[3][4][5][6][7] It was initially composed of five independent members of the opposition who were elected in the 2021 general election, all with experience belonging to the Democratic Party of Japan, Democratic Party, and Kibō no Tō.[3][4][6]
The spokesperson of the group is Shuji Kira from Ōita 1st district.[8] On 4 November 2021, Kira said, "It's a blank slate. We'll think about it while checking the situation"[4] when asked if he would form a unified parliamentary group with the Constitutional Democratic Party.
Members
| Representative | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Shuji Kira | Ōita 1st district |
| Keiro Kitagami | Kyoto 4th district |
| Rintaro Ogata | Fukuoka 9th district |
| Nobuyuki Fukushima | Ibaraki 1st district |
Hirobumi Niki, the representative of Tokushima 1st district, left the group and joined the Liberal Democratic Party in September 2023.
See also
References
- ^ "会派『有志の会』について 有志の会が目指す中道・新保守生活者主権・将来世代優先の政治". 吉良州司公式サイト. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "民主党政権の反省生かし 日本を立て直す基軸に". 毎日新聞. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "衆院選 無所属で当選した議員5人が新会派「有志の会」を結成" [Five independent lawmakers elected in the House of Representatives election form a new group called "Volunteer Association"]. NHK (in Japanese). 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "無所属５人が衆院新会派「有志の会」届け出" [Five Independents File for New House of Representatives Group "Volunteer Association"]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Shiro, Mayumi; Daisuke, Yamamoto (5 November 2021). "自民ダブル落選 北九州、初めて地元与党代議士が不在に" [LDP loses both seats in Kitakyushu, leaving the local ruling party without a representative for the first time]. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ a b "福島伸享氏らが無所属会派「有志の会」結成" [Nobuyuki Fukushima and Others Form Independent Group "Volunteer Association"]. NHK Ibaraki News Web. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "福島氏らが新会派 「有志の会」届け出 衆院当選、無所属5人" [Fukushima and Five Independents Elected to the House of Representatives File for New Parliamentary Group "Volunteer Association"]. ibarakinews.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "無所属5人が新会派「有志の会」結成 衆院" [Five independents form new group "Volunteer Association" in the House of Representatives]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.