N-tō (Parliamentary group)

This article is about the parliamentary group. For the political party with the same name, see NHK Party.
The Party to Protect the People from NHK
NHKから国民を守る党
NHK kara kokumin o mamoru tō
AbbreviationN-tō
Founded10 August 2023 (2023-08-10)
Split fromNHK Party[a]
IdeologyPopulism
Direct democracy[1]
Anti-communism[2]
Single issue politics:
Political positionRight-wing[4]
Colors  Yellow
Councillors
2 / 248
Website
www.syoha.jp
a. ^ The party was named Seijika Joshi 48 Party at the time of the split.

The Party to Protect the People from NHK (Japanese: NHKから国民を守る党, Hepburn: NHK kara kokumin o mamoru tō) is a parliamentary group of the National Diet of Japan, consisting of two independent members of the House of Councillors.[5][6]

History

Main article: 2023–24 NHK Party dispute

The group was formed on August 10, 2023, by councillors Satoshi Hamada and Kenichiro Saito, who formerly belonged to the political party with the same name. Due to an ongoing leadership dispute between former and de facto leader Takashi Tachibana and the incumbent de jure leader Ayaka Otsu, the Otsu wing of the party expelled the both of them from the party for aligning themselves with Tachibana. As a result, they formed a parliamentary group to continue their activities as "members" of the party.[7][8][9]

Parliamentarians from the group

Member of the House of Councillors Constituency
Satoshi Hamada Proportional
Kenichiro Saito Proportional

References

  1. ^ "N国・立花氏、丸山議員に入党呼びかける考え 比例当確". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2019-07-22.
  2. ^ "Ｎ党ｖｓ共産党、浜田氏「共産の非合法化は合理的」". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ "N国党台頭で話題沸騰する｢NHK受信料｣の現実" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. 2019-08-10.
  4. ^ Mizushima, Jiro (2022-07-19). "ポピュリズムが支持される理由". Seiji Premier (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. ^ "参議院会派名表示の案内(第２１１回国会)：参議院". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ^ "会派別所属議員数：参議院". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2024-01-17). "自民の今年分政党交付金は１６０億円でトップ 立民は６８億円、各党配分試算". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  8. ^ "曾主打拒付NHK收視費、日本舊「NHK黨」破產 負債高達11億日圓". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  9. ^ "政女党が「NHKから国民を守る党」に 参院会派名を変更". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-30.