February 8, 2026
Japanese Premier Sanae Takaichi's party set to win majority in risky snap election: exit polls
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservative political party was projected to win the majority of seats in the Diet's lower house in a snap election that risked her recently gained leadership of the national government, exit polls indicated Sunday.
TL;DR
- Exit polls projected a majority win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservative party.
- The snap election could have risked Takaichi's recently gained leadership.
- The projected outcome was revealed by exit polls on Sunday.
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