In a parliamentary election, lawmakers in the Lower House voted for Takaichi with 237 votes, more than what was needed for a simple majority. Earlier, she won the vote in the less powerful Upper House of Parliament.
Takaichi will replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July.
Ishiba, who lasted only one year in office, resigned with his Cabinet earlier Tuesday, paving the way for his successor.
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