First no Kai

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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  8. ^ admin_rs1597965. "～令和3年 衆議院議員選挙 候補者公募について～". ファーストの会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)