General elections were held in Japan on 20 October 1996. A coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Party Sakigake and the Social Democratic Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashim
Ryutaro Hashimoto 19960111
Naoto Kan 20071221
Hatoyama Yukio
The Democratic Party of Japan was a centrist political party in Japan, and one of the forerunners to the Democratic Party of Japan formed in 1998. Its two leading members, Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan
1996 Japanese general election
…1996, Sakigake and Japan Socialist Party (JSP) politicians who did not support their respective parties alliances with the LDP broke away to found the Democratic Party. The party was later dissolved in 1998. The Japan Socialist Party (JSP) was led by Takako Doi. The party formed a coalition government with the Liberal…
Naoto Kan 20071221
Hatoyama Yukio