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2026February › 09

Takaichi

5 months ago

Prime minister says she feels ‘heavy responsibility’ to strengthen country
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.
Japan's Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority.
Takaichi led the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a supermajority in the Lower House, securing 316 seats in Japan's largest election win since World War Two.

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LDP looks set to secure 316 seats in Japan's 500-member house, marking its best result since its founding in 1955.
Japan's Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority.
Prime minister will command government with biggest majority in decades
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower house, public broadcaster NHK reported.

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