Elections are only the first of Sanae Takaichi’s challenges | Number Theory

The import of the victory notwithstanding, Takaichi’s government and Japan face tough policy choices. The charts below summarise this

Election results released on Sunday vindicated Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s gamble on snap polls . With a 75.7% seat share for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led alliance in the House of Representatives, her government will now have the biggest majority in Japan since the end of the second world war. The import of the victory notwithstanding, Takaichi’s government and Japan face tough policy choices. The charts below summarise this.

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