Sanae Takaichi, new leader of the Japan Liberal Democratic Party
Ultra-conservative, protected from former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a confessed admirer of Margaret Tatcher, the new leader of the Japan government party will probably be the first woman to assume the position of Prime Minister in the country.
The Liberal Democrat (PLD) of Japan, currently in the government, elected this Saturday Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, paving the way that the former minister of the economy becomes First woman to occupy the position Prime Minister of the country.
Takaichi defeated the second round Shinjiro Koizumi by 185 votes against 156, becoming leader of the PLD, a conservative party that rules Japan almost uninterrupted Since the end of World War II.
The race for leadership was triggered last month, when the Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Announced announced the resignation after one year in office.
Although Takaichi is the favorite to succeed him as Prime Minister of Japan, the Fourth largest economy in the worldits appointment is not yet guaranteed, since the coalition led by the PLD lost the majority in both chambers of Parliament in the last year, note a.
However very likely May Takaichi become the next Prime Minister of Japan; Your party continues to be From afar the largest in the Baixa Chamberwhich determines the national leader, and opposition groups in the country are highly fragmented.
“At this moment, more than feeling happiness, I truly believe that here is where The real challenge begins”Takaichi said in his victory speech. A mountain of work that we all have to face together.”
The new party leader stressed the importance of making PLD, marked by corruption scandals“In a more dynamic and vibrant party, capable of turning people’s anxieties into hope.”
Takaichi, 64, is a conservative hardline who says he has as heroine the “Iron Lady”, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Was protected from the former Prime Minister Shinzo Aberuler who was in power in Japan, who was and was.
Although many party members see Takaichi’s rise as a possible Return to the Age of Abethere is fear that the nationalist and ultra-conservative vision of Takaichi, Assiduous frequency of the Yasukuni Sanctuaryseen as a symbol of Japanese militarism in war time, can generate friction with east Asian neighbors, such as China and South Korea, says.
“Beijing should express objections Takaichi’s positions on the revision of the Pacifist Constitution of the Japanese postwar, the reinforcement of maritime security and the Increased support to Taiwan”, He says to NBC News Leif-Eric EasleyProfessor of International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.
One of the main priorities for the next Prime Minister in Japan will be to implement the commercial agreement achieved with the Trump administration in July.
The agreement, which imposes a 15% US fee on Japanese products, including crucial car exports, has not yet been formalized In writing, and many of the details remain uncertain.
Takaichi Levantou a possibility of reopening negotiations on the agreementwhich includes Japan’s commitment to invest $ 550 billion in the US.
