Takaichi Bets Her Future on Snap Election; Hopes to Gain Public Mandate for Administration

The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:44 JST,
January 20, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also is the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, emphasized that she means to bet her future on the upcoming House of Representatives election during a press conference on Monday in which she announced that she will dissolve the lower house.
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