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What Takaichi's win means for conservatism everywhere

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February 9, 2026

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Japan’s ruling party just secured a historic election victory, powered in large part by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s popularity. Voters frustrated with recent centrist leadership turned to her more clearly defined conservatism, according to experts CNN has spoken to. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains what Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party’s election victory mean to conservatism in Japan and to the rest of the world. #cnn #news #japan #takaichi

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