First no Kai ( Japanese: ファーストの会) is a Japanese political party. The party was founded in October 2021 as a sister party of Tomin First no Kai, a political party that is based in and only competes in the city of Tokyo. [1] [2] Tomin First no Kai is the second largest political party in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (behind only the ruling Liberal Democratic Party), [3] [4] but the party previously lacked any representation at the national level. Tomin First had previously created a national party called Kibō no Tō before the 2017 general election, [5] but that party merged with the Democratic Party in 2018 to form the Democratic Party for the People. [6]
First no Kai was founded in preparation for the 2021 general election and plans to nominate candidates to run for seats in the House of Representatives (both single-seat and proportional representation) mainly in the city of Tokyo. [7] [8]
The party has been described as a centrist conservative party, and is led by Chiharu Araki who is also the leader of Tomin First no Kai. [2]
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