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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan made a big gamble on Sunday, holding a snap election only 110 days into her tenure. It paid off, with voters offering a resounding mandate for her economic policies and tough stance on immigration and China.
Ms. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured an absolute majority in Japan’s 465-member House of Representatives, the lower house of Japan’s bicameral Parliament, according to results analyzed by NHK, the public broadcaster. As of 11.50 p.m. Sunday local time, the party had won at least 289 seats, up from 198, NHK said. The result clears the way for Ms. Takaichi to enact a conservative agenda that would bolster Japan’s military and strengthen its oversight of immigration and tourism.
Ms. Takaichi told NHK after her victory on Sunday that she had called the snap election because she felt “it would be wrong to simply drag things along without seeking a public mandate.” Regarding the legitimacy of her government, Ms. Takaichi noted she had “felt a sense of unease for a while.”
The outcome is a remarkable reversal of fortune for Ms. Takaichi’s party, which has governed Japan for much of the past seven decades but has suffered a series of bruising defeats in recent years, leaving it in the unusual position of being a minority in both houses of Parliament.
With her party now on a stronger footing, Ms. Takaichi will face few constraints as she pushes aggressive government spending programs and expansive national security laws. By joining forces with another group, the Japan Innovation Party, Ms. Takaichi will likely be able to harness a supermajority to fast-track her priorities.
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