Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi sweeps election with historic win
Sanae Takaichi’s coalition secures 352 seats in parliament’s lower house, handing the prime minister a supermajority
The LDP alone sailed past the 233 seats needed for a majority. Its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, won 36 seats.
With 352 seats, Takaichi commands a supermajority in the lower house, easing her legislative agenda as she can override the upper chamber, where she does not have a majority.
The results sets a record for the party since its founding in 1955, surpassing the 300 seats secured in 1986 under the late prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone.
“This election involved major policy shifts – particularly a major shift in economic and fiscal policy, as well as strengthening security policy,” Takaichi said in a television interview as the results rolled in.
