Tokyo – Japan’s parliament appointed sanae Takaichi as the president’s base sanae on Wednesday, a day after his opposition party struck a deal with a new partner expected to draw his own.
Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and conflict since the Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July.
Ishiba, who has only lasted one year as Prime Minister, resigned his Cabinet earlier in the day, paving the way for his replacement.
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Takaichi Won 237 votes – 4 more than the majority – compared to 149 won by Yoshikoko Noda, the head of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, which is in the lower house, which elects the Prime Minister.
The LDP’s Off-Cuff Alliance with the OSAKA-based Japan Innovation Party, or Ishin No Kai, secured his premiership because the opposition is not united.
Takaichi’s Alicesled Alliance is still short of a majority in both houses of Parliament and will need to have other opposition parties to pass any legislation – the risk of he made his Government unstable and short-lived.
“Political strength is important now,” Takaichi said at a signing ceremony Monday with Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimu. “Without robustness, we cannot push for strong economic measures or propaganda.”
His points won Japan’s right, including on immigration and social issues.
In addition, Takaichi is facing public anger over emergency rates after years of procrastination. That increases support for opposition groups such as the far-right Sanseito group.
The two groups have signed a policy cooperation agreement emphasizing hawkichi’s views.
The last-minute deal came after the liberal Democrats lost their long-time ally, the Buddhist-backed komeito, which has a dovish stance. The split threatened a power transition for the LDP, which has ruled Japan virtually uninterrupted for decades.
Later in the day, Takaichi, 64, will launch a cabinet with many of his most powerful LDP allies, Taro ASO, and others backing him by returning the party’s leadership vote.
The JIP will not hold the post of Nukholoni in Takaichi’s cabinet until his party is confident in its cooperation with the LDP, Joshimura said.
Takaichi is working on a deadline – a big policy speech later this week, He’s talking to President Trump and regional conference. He needs to quickly deal with rising prices and put together measures to strengthen the economy by the end of December to deal with public frustration.
While she is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Japan, she is in no rush to promote gender equality or diversity.
Takaichi is among Japanese politicians who have stepped forward for women. Takaichi supports the male-to-male succession of the Emperor and opposes same-sex marriage and allowing different surnames for married couples.
The protégé of he killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe And a favorite of Britain’s Margaret, she is expected to emulate Abe’s policies including war and a strong economy, as well as revising Japan’s pacifist Constitution. With a weak grip on strength, it is not yet known how much takaichi will be able to achieve.
When Komeito left the ruling Coalition, he pointed to the LDP’s response to the Slush Funds scandals that led to successive election victories.
Centrist groups also raised concerns about Takaichi’s review of Japan’s wartime past with him Common prayers at Yasukuni Shrine Despite protests from Beijing and Seoul, seeing the visit as a lack of remorse from Japan, and his recent xenophobic remarks.
Takaichi toned down his hawkish rhetoric. On Friday, he sent a religious ornament instead to Yasukuni.
