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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing coalition achieved a decisive victory in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, securing a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower house. Exit polls and preliminary results from NHK indicate that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) alone surpassed the 261-seat absolute majority threshold, capturing 316 seats by early Monday. This overwhelming mandate is viewed as a personal triumph for Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, who called the snap election just three months after taking office to seek a direct public mandate and capitalize on her record-high 70% popularity ratings.
The landslide victory provides Takaichi with the political capital to aggressively pursue an ultra-conservative agenda, including significant shifts in Japan’s military and economic policies. With the support of the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (JIP), she aims to bolster offensive military capabilities, lift bans on weapons exports, and revise the country’s postwar pacifist constitution—a move she considers vital amid rising regional tensions with China. Following the results, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first global leaders to congratulate Takaichi, highlighting the continued importance of the India-Japan strategic partnership for global stability.
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