Kinki Liberal Party

...It was seen as a "separate force of the Liberal Party." Its predecessor was the Kinki Liberal Party, which was formed in September 1881 when Taisuke Itagaki came to Osaka. In November of the same year, it was formed as a separate political party from the central Liberal Party (formed in October). It was initially intended to have Itagaki become prime minister, but this did not come to fruition, and Nakajima Nobuyuki, deputy prime minister of the Liberal Party, took over the role. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Kinki Liberal Party is listed below.

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…〈自由党の別働隊〉と目された。1881年9月，板垣退助の来阪を機に結成された近畿自由党がその前身。同年11月，中央の自由党(10月結成)とは別個の政党として結成され，総理には当初板垣を迎えようとしたが実現せず，自由党副総理の中島信行が兼任した。…

※「近畿自由党」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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