""split public opinion.""
""are always very personalistic. People always look to the leader, not so much the party.""
""We have advocated policies facing significant opposition," Takaichi said at LDP headquarters, "including a major shift in economic and fiscal policy, strengthening our security policy, and enhancing intelligence capabilities.""
Sanae Takaichi secured Japan's first female prime ministership and led the Liberal Democratic Party to its largest victory in 71 years, winning a two-thirds lower house majority. The supermajority allows the LDP to override upper house vetoes and pursue amendments to Japan's pacifist constitution, with a path toward a referendum. Ninety percent of LDP candidates won, and markets reacted with a record Nikkei, higher bond yields, and a weaker yen amid expectations of stimulus and tax cuts. Questions persist about funding given government debt above 200% of GDP. Takaichi pledged significant economic, security, and intelligence policy shifts.
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