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Historic in Japan/ Sanae Takaichi elected first female prime minister

2025-10-04 10:53:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Historic in Japan/ Sanae Takaichi elected first female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi defeated Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, son of the popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a runoff in an intra-party vote by the LDP today.

She replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, as the party hopes to regain public support and stay in power after heavy election losses.

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, Takaichi would make history as the first female leader of Japan's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Conservative Party. She is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party.

Takaichi will be Japan's next prime minister because the party remains the leader by numbers in the lower house, which determines the national leader, but also because opposition groups are deeply divided.

Today's voting process involved just 295 LDP lawmakers and about 1 million dues-paying members. That's about 1% of the Japanese public.

A parliamentary vote is expected in mid-October. The LDP, which has been criticized by opposition leaders for creating a prolonged political vacuum, must act quickly because the winner will soon face a diplomatic test: a possible summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who could demand that Japan increase its defense spending.

The meeting is reportedly scheduled for late October. Trump will travel to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea, which begins on October 31./ CNA





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