US EditionSanae Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership, Poised to Be Japan's First Female Prime Minister
Sanae Takaichi, known for conservative nationalism, won 185 of 341 votes to lead the LDP and faces major challenges including economic pressures and regaining public trust.
- Sanae Takaichi has won the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election and is likely to become Japan's first female prime minister after defeating Shinjiro Koizumi in a party ballot.
- Takaichi plans to strengthen Japan's role in the Indo-Pacific, tackle rising prices, and implement measures for hospitals and welfare.
- The current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation after leading the party into minority government due to poor election results.
- Takaichi is a conservative politician with a focus on party unity following the resignation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
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The Conservative Party found in the government in Japan has chosen Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, placing it on the 64-year-old woman as Japan's first prime minister. Takaichi is listed among the most conservative candidates, including...
On Saturday, October 4, Sanae Takaichi was elected leader of the ruling Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (PLD). She should soon take the lead in the government, becoming the first woman to hold this position. Portrait of this radical nationalist, admirer of Margaret Thatcher. - She will become the first woman to govern Japan: who is Sanae Takaichi? (International).
Japan's ruling party has elected Sanae Takaichi as new leader, and she's likely to become country's first female prime minister
An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi is a protege of the ultra-conservative vision of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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