Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the Liberal Democratic Party’s victory within the elections to Japan’s House of Representatives.
In a submit on X, Zelenskyy congratulated Takaichi on what he described as an essential electoral win. ‘This is a vital victory and a very good outcome. Today, all of us want robust management in order that the world can return to stability and predictability – and, in the end, to peace,’ he stated.
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Zelenskyy expressed appreciation for Japan’s assist to Ukraine, stating, ‘We worth the truth that Japan is amongst those that present principled assist for the safety of our folks, our lives, and Ukraine’s independence.’
He added that help from Japan has helped save ‘1000’s upon 1000’s of lives’ throughout Russia’s conflict towards Ukraine and famous Japan’s participation within the Coalition of the Willing and its assist in restoring Ukraine’s vitality sector. ‘We hope that collectively we are able to ship much more leads to the pursuits of our peoples,’ he stated.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese additionally prolonged his congratulations in a submit on X, saying, ‘Congratulations Sanae Takaichi in your election win.’ Highlighting the shut relationship between the 2 international locations, Albanese stated, ‘Australia and Japan’s friendship has by no means been nearer. I sit up for strengthening it and deepening ties between our international locations.’
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Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) received a two-thirds majority within the House of Representatives in Sunday’s basic election, handing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a decisive mandate to advance her conservative coverage agenda, Kyodo News reported.
Crossing the two-thirds threshold of 310 seats within the 465-member decrease home permits the LDP to pursue constitutional revision and move laws even whether it is rejected by the higher House of Councillors, the place the ruling coalition stays in a minority. The LDP is the primary occasion in postwar Japan to attain such a margin, in keeping with Kyodo News.
The landslide outcome marks a pointy improve from the occasion’s pre-election energy of 198 seats and was extensively attributed to Takaichi’s private reputation. The LDP and its coalition associate, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), will collectively command a dominant presence within the chamber, reinforcing Takaichi’s place after she took workplace in October. (ANI)