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Japan polls deliver lowest postwar seat count for main opposition
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance won just 49 seats in the lower house election, the lowest for a main opposition party in the postwar era. The Liberal Democratic Party retained a dominant majority, continuing a pattern seen in previous elections, according to Kyodo News.
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Australia PM Albanese congratulates Sanae Takaichi on historic election wi
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday extended congratulatory wishes to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her historic win in the snap elections.
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Trump hails Japan PM Takaichi's "landslide victory"; calls election win hi
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "Congratulations to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Coalition on a LANDSLIDE Victory in today's very important Vote." He described Takaichi as "a highly respected and very popular Leader" and said her decision to call an election had "paid off
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Trump administration congratulates Japan PM Takaichi's on "big victory"
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on a Fox News program that Trump has a "great relationship" with Takaichi and "when Japan is strong, the U.S. is strong in Asia."
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Japan: PM Takaichi's LDP secures landslide win in general polls with two-t
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
The landslide result marks a sharp increase from the party's pre-election strength of 198 seats and was widely attributed to Takaichi's personal popularity. The LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), will together command a dominant presence in the chamber, reinf
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PM Modi congratulates Japan's PM Takaichi as coalition projects historic w
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended warm congratulations to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following her ruling coalition's projected historic victory in snap elections for Japan's lower house, the House of Representatives, emphasising that India-Japan ties remain vita
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Japan's Takaichi-led coalition on track for decisive snap election victory
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
As per Kyodo News, citing its projections, Takaichi's ruling LDP, together with its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), is poised to secure a supermajority of up to two-thirds of the 465 seats in the lower house of the National Diet, significantly surpassing the 233 seats re
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Japan votes in snap election as PM Sanae Takaichi seeks mandate, vows to r
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Japan voted in a general election as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought a mandate to advance economic and security policies. She pledged to resign if her coalition fails to win a majority, amid inflation concerns, defence debates and scrutiny over plans to revise the Constitution.
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Voting begins for Japan's general election, seen as referendum on Takaichi
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has set a relatively modest benchmark for success, saying its coalition with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) is seeking a simple majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives. However, the ruling party is also aiming for a result that could a
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Rising prices dominate Japan election as voters seek cost-of-living relief
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
According to the report, the election pits the Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi-led Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) coalition against the opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, with inflation and affordability shaping voter sentiment nationwide.
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Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's first woman prime minister as LDP, JI
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Takaichi, who has been looking for a new political partner, reached the agreement with Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, who leads the JIP, also known as Nippon Ishin no Kai. The two leaders are scheduled to meet Monday evening to formally sign the coalition deal.
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Japan Election: Ruling coalition to lose voter confidence, a severe blow t
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The cards are stacked against Ishiba, with all major opposition parties ruling out joining the Liberal Democratic Party and its partner Komeito in an expanded coalition.
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