Japan Ruling Party Picks Sanae Takaichi
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Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.
The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also effectively Japan’s next Prime Minister, setting her up to be the first woman to lead the country.
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A vote to determine Japan's likely next prime minister headed to a runoff on Saturday, with the ruling party picking between its first female leader and the youngest of the modern era. The Liberal Democratic Party will select either hardline nationalist Sanae Takaichi,