Japan election delivers a rare supermajority for the ruling LDP

BBC
BBC 2d Japan
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party won 316 of 465 lower-house seats, giving it a two-thirds majority after Sunday’s election.
Japan election delivers a rare supermajority for the ruling LDP
Why it matters
With a two-thirds bloc, the government can pass legislation in the lower house with reduced reliance on opposition support, tightening the execution timeline for its fiscal and pro-business agenda. The result also increases the likelihood the LDP can override an upper-house veto on ordinary bills, lowering the risk of policy gridlock in the current parliament.
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