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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Tokyo, October 21 (Xinhua) — Sanae Takaichi, chairwoman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was officially elected as Japan's prime minister on Tuesday. She won the vote in both houses of parliament, becoming the first woman to hold the post in the country's history.
In the House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) elections, Sanae Takaichi received 237 votes, beating the leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party, Yoshihiko Noda, who received 149 votes, as well as other rivals.
Voting also took place in the House of Councillors (the upper house of parliament), but no candidate secured a majority in the first round. Sanae Takaichi led with 123 votes, followed by Yoshihiko Noda with 44 votes.
This triggered an unprecedented runoff election in the upper house, the first in 13 years, which Sanae Takaichi ultimately won.
Having won the vote in both houses of parliament, she was officially appointed the 104th Prime Minister of Japan. Sanae Takaichi became the first woman in the country's history to hold this post.
Sanae Takaichi is expected to announce her government's lineup later on Tuesday. –0–
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