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Takaichi won the election in Japan and increased the majority

The calculations after the closure of the polling stations have given the Prime Minister's Liberal Democratic Party between 274 and 328 seats, far exceeding the absolute majority.

TOKYO (Japan), 07/02/2026.- Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi (C) waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Tokyo, Japan, 07 February 2026, the last day of the campaign for Japan’s general elections. Japanese voters are set to go to the polls on 08 February 2026 in the country's shortest modern campaign, following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's call for an early election. (Elecciones, Japón, Tokio) EFE/EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON — Takaichi, campaigning. Photo: EFE

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2026/02/08 - 13:02

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2026/02/08 - 13:02

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the general election to the lower house of Parliament and succeeded in significantly increasing the narrow majority of the coalition, according to the NHK public network.

The Conservative Prime Minister's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has won 274 to 328 seats in the lower house, according to NHK.

In this way, Takaichi would easily exceed the absolute majority of 233 seats. Its ally, the Japanese Innovation Party (Ishin), would win between 28 and 38 seats, according to the NHK.

The main damage to the election date is the union between the new Centrist Reformist Alliance, the Constitutional Democratic Party (PDC) and the Buddhist Komeito (a former member of the PLD coalition but who left the alliance after Takaichi was elected leader). Between them they would only get between 27 and 91 seats, far less than they had before the early elections.