"Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said she will dissolve parliament on Friday and call a general election to seek voter backing for her spending plans and other policies. The snap election announcement on Monday comes just three months into her tenure as the nation's first female prime minister. Today, I, as the Prime Minister, have decided to dissolve the lower house on January 23, Takaichi told a news conference."
"Calling an early election would allow her to capitalise on strong public support to tighten her grip on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and shore up her coalition's fragile majority. The election will test voter appetite for higher spending at a time when the rising cost of living is the public's top concern. A poll released by public broadcaster NHK last week found 45% of respondents cited prices as their main worry, followed by diplomacy and national security at 16%."
Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house on January 23 and called a snap general election to decide all 465 seats. The vote will be her first electoral test since becoming the nation's first female prime minister three months earlier. The early election aims to secure voter approval for proposed spending plans and other policies while consolidating control over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and shoring up a fragile coalition majority. The contest will measure public appetite for higher spending amid rising cost-of-living concerns. A recent NHK poll found 45% of respondents named prices as their main worry, with diplomacy and national security at 16%.
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