Japan’s Trump-Endorsed ‘Iron Lady’ Scores Landslide Victory in Japan — Securing Mandate For Deeper U.S. Ties
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is projected to win a commanding victory in a snap general election, according to early exit polling released Sunday night.
Public broadcaster NHK estimated that the coalition headed by Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is on track to secure a two-thirds supermajority in the House of Representatives.
The LDP alone is expected to win enough seats to govern outright, marking a dramatic turnaround for a party that had lost its parliamentary majority just two years ago.
Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister who is often dubbed the country’s own “Iron Lady,” called the election only four months after assuming party leadership.
The move was widely seen as risky, particularly after corruption scandals and rising living costs weakened the LDP under her predecessors.
Takaichi had said she would resign if her party failed to win a majority.
🚨 BREAKING: Japan’s right-wing PM Sanae Takaichi is set to win a LANDSLIDE VICTORY of up to 326 seats in today’s election, per exit polling
233 is a majority
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Approval ratings for her government have remained above 70 percent, and voters responded positively to her energetic campaigning style, nationalist messaging, and pledges of increased public spending.