MenuJapan’s 2026 election results signal a major energy shift for the country. Sanae Takaichi of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reclaimed her position as Prime Minister of Japan, winning by a landslide during the snap general election. She effectively gave her party control of the lower house with a two-thirds supermajority without any coalition obligations. With control over three-quarters of the chamber, 352 seats out of the 465, the ruling party will be able to overridevetoes by the upper house. The ability to push its policies will provide the LDP with certainty over its proposed energy and industrial policies.
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