Yūshi no Kai

The Yūshi no Kai (Japanese: 有志の会; lit. 'Volunteer Association') is a parliamentary group of the Japanese House of Representatives.

Yūshi no Kai
有志の会
LeaderShuji Kira
Founded4 November 2021 (2021-11-04)
IdeologyCentrism[1][2]
Representatives
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History

The group was formed on November 4, 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][8] It is composed of five independent members of the opposition who were elected in the 2021 general election, and all five have experience of belonging to the Democratic Party of Japan, Democratic Party, and Kibō no Tō.[3][4][6][7]

The spokesperson of the group is Shuji Kira from Oita 1st District.[9] On November 4, 2021, Shuji Kira said, "It's a blank slate. We'll think about it while checking the situation," when asked if he would form a unified parliamentary group with the Constitutional Democratic Party.

Parliamentarians from the group
Member of the House of Representatives Constituency
Shuji Kira Oita 1st district
Keiro Kitagami Kyoto 4th district
Rintaro Ogata Fukuoka 9th district
Nobuyuki Fukushima Ibaraki 1st district
Hirobumi Niki Tokushima 1st district

See also

References
  1. "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 2022-02-15.
  2. "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 2022-02-15.
  3. 日本放送協会. "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". NHK政治マガジン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2021-11-04). "無所属５人が衆院新会派「有志の会」届け出". 産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  5. "自民ダブル落選 北九州、初めて地元与党代議士が不在に：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  6. 日本放送協会. "福島伸享氏らが無所属会派「有志の会」結成｜NHK 茨城県のニュース". NHK NEWS WEB. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  7. INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2021-11-04). "無所属５人が衆院新会派「有志の会」届け出". イザ！ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  8. "【茨城新聞】福島氏らが新会派 「有志の会」届け出 衆院当選、無所属5人". ibarakinews.jp. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. "無所属5人が新会派「有志の会」結成 衆院". 日経新聞. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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