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Conservative Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first female PM in coalition deal
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister after her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) struck a deal with its new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP).
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister after her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) struck a deal with its new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP).
