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Takaichi’s gamble to call a snap election just months into her tenure paid major dividends as the LDP completely swung the parliament in its favor. The party secured a supermajority on its own, giving Takaichi the golden opportunity to implement her policy agenda. While she will need to tend to the LDP’s coalition with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) and prevent any political backlash from “winning too big,” she can rest assured that the traditional opposition parties are now hollowed out. Meanwhile, a new brand of opposition party continues to emerge as Japanese voters seek a departure from old-style politics.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); });

To make sense of these election results, it is useful to examine a quick breakdown of the outcomes and highlight five key takeaways.

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