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The New Conservative Party (保守新党
Hoshu Shinto) is a
now-defunct political party in
Japan originally led by
Hiroshi Kumagai. Kumagai and 3 other
disgruntled
Democratic Party of Japan members defected in December
2002 and merged with the
Conservative Party (Hoshuto), forming the New Conservative
Party.
After the
November 2003 general election, the New Conservative Party was left with
only 4 members in the House of Representatives, down from 9 prior to the
election. Among the losers in the last election was the party president,
Hiroshi Kumagai.
On
November 10,
2003,
Prime Minister Koizumi proposed that the NCP merge with with the Liberal
Democratic Party. Following the proposal, the Secretary-General of the NCP,
Toshihiro Nikai, confirmed the
merger.
"We humbly received the proposal and, after discussion
within the party, we agreed to accept the proposal to achieve the policies
we promised to voters," Secretary-General Nikai stated on
November 10 ("Hoshu Shinto to merge with LDP").
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