Japan's first female PM announce snap general elections to happen soon
Takaichi was elected last October as Japan’s 104th prime minister. The elections were originally scheduled for no later than October 2028. In Japan’s 465-member lower house, a party or coalition needs at least 233 seats to elect a prime minister.
Responding to a question at the press conference, Takaichi said, “Should I be the prime minister, I would like to ask this to people,” signaling a contest with the united opposition. She also proposed a two-year exemption of food from the consumption tax.
The official election campaign will begin on January 27. In the last general elections in October 2024, Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost its majority in the lower house, and the party subsequently lost its majority in the upper house last July. Takaichi currently leads a minority Cabinet with support from the Japan Innovation Party.
The snap elections follow the formation of a new opposition bloc, the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), which aims to ease economic pressures and provide an alternative to “divisive” politics. Takaichi has emphasized “political stability” as key to implementing her reforms in the country.
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