Sanae Takaichi secures 237 votes in 465-seat lower house and 125 votes in upper house of parliament - Anadolu Ajansı

Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament on Tuesday,

Japan’s parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female Prime Minister on Tuesday, ending a three-month political stalemate following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) defeat in the July election, according to AP.

The Japanese parliament’s lower house on Tuesday elected Sanae Takaichi, chair of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country’s first female prime minister. The parliamentary vote began at 1.08 pm local time (0408GMT).

Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday selected a new leader, the former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi, who comes from the right wing of the LDP,

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the major opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) signed a coalition agreement on Monday, with LDP head Sanae Takaichi almost certain to become Japan’s first woman prime minister the following day, Kyodo News Agency reported.

The tie-up is expected to see Japan Innovation Party lawmakers vote for LDP President Sanae Takaichi in Tuesday’s parliamentary vote for prime minister.

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), expressed concerns over a potential right-leani･･･