Kōmeitō (1962–1998)
Kōmeitō 公明党 | |
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| Founder | Daisaku Ikeda |
| Founded | November 17, 1964 |
| Dissolved | November 7, 1998 |
| Preceded by | Clean Government League |
| Succeeded by | New Komeito |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left to centre-right |
| Religion | Buddhism (Soka Gakkai) |
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The Kōmeitō (Japanese: 公明党), also known as the Kōmei Party and Clean Government Party (CGP), was a political party in Japan, initiated by Daisaku Ikeda, and described by various authors as the "political arm" of Soka Gakkai.
Kōmeitō was considered a centre to centre-left political party of the progressive camp until the 1990s. However, since the 1990s, Kōmeitō has become politically closer to the right-wing LDP and has become a centre to centre-right conservative party.