# JapanElection

#JapanElection 🇯🇵 Historic Landslide for PM Sanae Takaichi 🗳️
On February 8, 2026, Japan held a snap general election for all 465 seats in the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured 316 seats, achieving a two-thirds supermajority. With allied parties, the ruling bloc now controls ~352 seats, giving Takaichi unprecedented legislative authority.
📈 Market Reaction – The “Takaichi Trade”
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🇯🇵 Japan Election 2026: Historic Landslide, Powerful Mandate & Market Shockwaves
Japan’s February 8, 2026 snap general election has delivered one of the most decisive outcomes in the country’s postwar history. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female PM, secured an overwhelming mandate just months after taking office—reshaping Japan’s political and market landscape in one stroke.
🗳️ Election Outcome at a Glance
Despite heavy snowfall and turnout of ~55.7%, voters handed the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) an extraordinary 316 seats, granting PM Takaichi a two-thirds supermajority

#JapanElection Historic Landslide for PM Sanae Takaichi
On February 8, 2026, Japan held a snap general election for all 465 seats in the House of Representatives — a rare winter vote called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi just months after taking office. The move aimed to secure a strong public mandate to advance her political and economic agenda.
The result was decisive and historic. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured 316 seats, achieving a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house. With support from allied parties such as the Japan Innovation Party, the ruling bloc now cont

#JapanElection
On February 8, 2026, Japan held a snap general election for all 465 seats in the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi — the country's first female PM — called the early vote to secure a strong mandate for her agenda shortly after taking office in late 2025.
Despite heavy snow in some areas affecting turnout (~55.68%), the results were decisive and historic.
Key Results
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under PM Takaichi: 316 seats (a postwar record high for any single party).
This delivers an outright two-thirds supermajority (310+ seats needed) in the lower hou