The politics Sanae Takaichi She was elected this Tuesday as Prime Minister of Japanbecoming the first woman to achieve this. Hard-line conservative, and follower of Margaret Thatcherhis management is expected to shift to the right.
At 64 years old, Takaichi sealed an alliance with the Innovation Party (Ishin) to guarantee the continuity of the conservatives in power, after the breakup of the historic coalition with the centrist party Komeito.
A survey of the firm Sankei Research & Data revealed in April of this year that Takaichi was the favorite”to succeed current Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibawhose popularity continues to decline,” according to the Japanese media International Press JP.
Who is Sanae Takaichi, the first female minister of Japan
Born in Nara in 1961, Takaishi had an office worker father and a police officer mother, so politics was a topic very foreign to her upbringing. His political inspiration arose in the 1980s, during the height of trade tensions between his country and the United States.
Determined to understand American perceptions of Japan, she worked in the office of Democratic Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, known for her criticism of Japan, the BBC noted. Although he lost after standing in his first parliamentary election in 1992, he persisted, winning a seat a year later and He joined the LDP in 1996.
Since then, she has been elected MP ten times and lost only once, earning a reputation as one of the party’s most outspoken Conservative voices. Among her government positions, she was Minister of Economic Security, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Internal Affairs and Communications.
“My goal is to become the Iron Lady,” she told a group of schoolchildren during her recent campaign. Thus, it is known for her conservative views, including her opposition to same-sex marriage and a growing demand to allow married women to keep their maiden names, detailed BBC.
Despite being the first woman to reach this position, many young women are skeptical of her victory due to their convictions understood today as traditional. During his recent campaign he proposed expand hospital services for women’s health and give greater recognition to domestic support workers.
By choosing Takaichi, it is expected that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) win back conservative voters, many of whom had turned to the far-right Sanseito party after becoming disillusioned with the usual options.
Sanae Takaichi becomes the first woman to govern Japan and the market expects a strengthening of the yen
Sanae Takaichia hardline conservative, was elected on Tuesday as the first woman to lead Japan’s government, breaking the political glass ceiling and preparing the country for a decisive shift to the right.
Takaichi, a supporter of the former prime minister, is expected Shinzo Abe and admirer of the British Margaret Thatcherresume government stimulus in an attempt to boost an economy weighed down by slow growth and rising prices, Reuters analyzed.
Takaichi, who named only two women to his cabinet, received 237 votes in Tuesday’s lower house election. Parliamentcomposed of 465 seats, and later obtained a similar vote in the upper house, with less power.
His victory was assured after his Liberal Democratic Party (PDL)which has ruled Japan for most of its postwar history, agreed on Monday to form a coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Partyknown as Ishin.
Together, the parties are two seats short of a majority in the lower house. This means that Takaichi’s success will depend on him enlisting the cooperation of more opposition lawmakers.
Source: Ambito
