Takaichi to roll the dice on risky, but potentially rewarding, snap election - The Japan Times
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Takaichi to roll the dice on risky, but potentially rewarding, snap election - The Japan Times
Summary:
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans a snap election, dissolving the Lower House in January with a February 8 or 15 poll—potentially the shortest gap (16 days) since WWII if Feb. 8 is chosen.
- The move aims to leverage Takaichi’s high public approval to strengthen the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and reclaim a majority, after coalition shifts that left the LDP-Komeito bloc with a slim majority.
- Takaichi briefed senior LDP and Japan Innovation Party of
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