The Genro (元老) were retired elder Japanese statesmen, who served as informal advisors to the emperor, during the Meiji and Taisho periods in Japanese history. They are also known to historians as the oligarchs of the Meiji Restoration. A few of the most famous were Itō Hirobumi and Yamagata Aritomo. History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Meiji period (Japanese: Meiji Jidai 明治時代 ) (1868–1912... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban contacts Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The TaishÅ period (å¤§æ£ TaishÅ, lit. ... The Meiji Restoration (明治維新; Meiji Ishin), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to a change in Japans political and social structure. ... Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi, Prince Itō Hirobumi (伊藤 博文 Itō Hirobumi 1841–1909, also called Hirofumi/Hakubun) was a Japanese politician and the countrys first Prime Minister (and the 5th, 7th and 10th). ... Yamagata Aritomo (山県 有朋; April 22, 1838–February 1, 1922) was a Japanese military leader and politician, and the third (December 24, 1889–May 6, 1891) and 9th (1898–1900) Prime Minister of Japan. ...
Genro said that the government would undertake actions to motivate support, such as more effective anti-corruption measures and political reforms aimed at eliminating the causes of illegal "parallel financing" of election campaigns.
According to Genro, the wrongdoings of the PT - which have led to the resignation of a number of its top leaders and cabinet ministers - resulted from "symbiosis" with the government and "overly pragmatic" policies for forging alliances.
Genro was designated PT president in July, after his predecessor, José Genoino, stepped down in the midst of the current crisis.
Tarso Genro, who stepped down in June as Education minister to take the helm of the troubled PT, said he was withdrawing from the contest because he had concluded that key figures opposed his plans for restructuring the party.
Genro was supposed to have carried the standard of the Majority Camp of the PT in September`s internal election, but apparently the all powerful number two figure former presidential chief of staff Jose Dirceu, effectively torpedoed his push for a thorough housecleaning.
Genro admitted he was quitting his bid for the party leadership because most of the current Majority Camp leaders "do not agree with a new leadership pact, which could lead to a renewal of the party with greater respect for the minorities".
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