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VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Shinzo Abe Wins Overwhelming Mandate in Japan’s Snap Election

Abe’s party retains its supermajority in the lower house.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday won an overwhelming governing mandate in the country’s snap elections, with his Liberal Democratic party and its affiliate retaining its two-thirds supermajority in the lower house. Abe won in part due to his strong stance against North Korea. “At a time when North Korea is threatening us and increasing tensions, we must never waver,” Abe said immediately before the vote. “We must not yield to the threat of North Korea.”

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