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Takaichi Takaichi © agences

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Issued on: 05/02/2026 - 23:10

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Japan's 64-year-old PM ⁠Sanae Takaichi, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, has sparked an unlikely youth-led craze that could propel her to a big election win. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Amy Catalinac, Associate Professor of Politics at New York University, says that Takaichi has "high support rates across the generations" and "a large share of so-called 'floating voters' are looking like they're going to support the LDP on Sunday".

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