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Sanae Takaichi secures 237 votes in 465-seat lower house and 125 votes in upper house of parliament - Anadolu Ajansı
Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament on Tuesday,
Japan has elected its first female prime minister, Ms Sanae Takaichi. The 64-year-old clinched 237 votes in Japan's Lower House, with backing from a new coalition partner. Ms Takaichi also prevailed in the Upper House,
The Japanese parliament’s lower house on Tuesday elected Sanae Takaichi, chair of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country’s first female prime minister. The parliamentary vote began at 1.08 pm local time (0408GMT).
Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday selected a new leader, the former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi, who comes from the right wing of the LDP,
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), expressed concerns over a potential right-leani・・・
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the major opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) signed a coalition agreement on Monday, with LDP head Sanae Takaichi almost certain to become Japan’s first woman prime minister the following day, Kyodo News Agency reported.