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The Japanese leader's election gambit, fueled by the power of her personality and some unlikely help from young voters consumed by “Sanamania,” appears to have paid off.

Japan’s conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory after she gambled on a high-stakes snap election.

Takaichi, who took office in October after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), surpassed the 310 seats needed for a supermajority in the 465-seat lower house, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported from the official election count on Sunday evening. The supermajority allows her ruling coalition to override the upper house, where it lacks a majority.

An NHK exit poll as voting ended earlier on Sunday projected the LDP would win between 274 and 326 seats. The party and its coalition partner Ishin were projected to win a combined 302-366 seats, as voters turned out amid freezing temperatures in a rare winter election.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

also backed by russia i believe, the political party is funded at least, its not surprising.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Do you have anything showing this backing by Russia? I'm curious at what the connection would be.

Yeah. Nowhere have I ever seen the ldp being accused of taking Russian money and there's really no reason to.

Would love to see an actual source for that claim.

[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Not really, she is in the main party and she is antichina and wants to spend more on military defense.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 1 day ago

Jesus wept, you'd think you could count on the Japanese to be wary of Russia