Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the party hopes to regain public support and stay in power after major election losses.View on euronews

Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, was elected on Saturday as president of the ruling party, virtually ensuring her elevation

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,