Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday appointed seven Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers implicated in a high-profile slush fund

Sanae Takaichi secures 237 votes in 465-seat lower house and 125 votes in upper house of parliament - Anadolu Ajansı

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the major opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) signed a coalition agreement on Monday, with LDP head Sanae Takaichi almost certain to become Japan’s first woman prime minister the following day, Kyodo News Agency reported.

Japan’s parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female Prime Minister on Tuesday, ending a three-month political stalemate following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) defeat in the July election, according to AP.

The Japanese parliament’s lower house on Tuesday elected Sanae Takaichi, chair of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as the country’s first female prime minister. The parliamentary vote began at 1.08 pm local time (0408GMT).

Japan will have its first woman PM. The yen was sent reeling, as were Japanese bonds. With the unexpected resignation of the French prime minister, French bonds and stocks have been sold.

Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), expressed concerns over a potential right-leani･･･