People's Life First (国民の生活が第一, Kokumin no Seikatsu ga Dai'ichi) was a short-lived political party in Japan.

In the Japanese diet the support of 51 lawmakers is required to submit a no-confidence motion to the lower house.

[13] On 29 August 2012, the House of Councillors passed a censure motion against Noda based on the one previously submitted by the seven opposition parties.

[14] While the censure motion was non-binding, the opposition parties planned to boycott the remaining sitting days before the diet session finished on September 8, preventing further legislation from being passed.

saw the party's, especially Ozawa's, opposition to the increase in consumption tax and plans to maintain nuclear energy usage as simply being politically expedient positions.