National Front (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The National Front in Japan is an alliance of political parties and mass organisations in Japan led by the Nationalist Party of Japan (MKT). The National Front has the most largest representatives in the State Council of the Republic of Japan

The National Front Member Parties

 * Nationalist Party of Japan


 * Constitutional Party


 * Social Democratic Party


 * Christian People Party


 * National Buddhist Association

The National Front Member Mass Organisations

 * National Youth of Japan

Japanese National Culture Association


 * National Women Federation


 * All-Japan Industrial and Commerce Association


 * All-Japan Peasant Union

History
The National Front was founded on April 27th, 1931. At the first, it operated through the issuing of a generally consistent proportion of seats (divided between the Front's parties and MKT-controlled mass organisations) submitted in the form of a single list of candidates during each election to the Legislative Council and based on a set quota rather than vote totals. As the Front's list was the only one submitted it "won" with virtually unanimous levels of support. This system of election retained in Japan from 1931 to 1942

After 1946 amendment of the 1931 Constitution, the electoral law revised and National Front participation in the Legislative Council election was banned. The National Front only gained their seats in the less powerful State Council. The Front has 70% quotas of seats in the Council