Japan’s conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory after she gambled on a high-stakes snap election.
An NHK exit poll as voting ended earlier on Sunday projected the LDP would win between 274 and 326 seats.
The scale of the win was visible on a board behind Takaichi filled with red paper roses for LDP candidates.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 8.
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te was among the first foreign leaders to congratulate Takaichi, saying he looked forward to promoting peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
Trump endorsed Takaichi in a Truth Social post on Thursday, calling her “a strong, powerful, and wise” leader.
Takaichi’s support was especially high among young people — more than 80%, according to some polls. »