A snap election and shifting alliances reshape Japanese politics |
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap election as the LDP seeks to rebuild support and secure numbers through new alliances. But economic strain and rising tensions with China could still shape the outcome.
Election fever surrounds Japan Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi’s, call for a Lower House snap election on 8 February. Her charm and 70 per cent approval ratings have allowed her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) some recovery from the past slush-funding damage to its reputation. And it seems as if a rushed alliance with the Osaka-based JIP (Japan Innovation Party) might provide the LDP the........