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LDP Secures 316-Seat Super-Majority; Opposition Slumps to Record 49 in 2026 Japan Snap Election

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap poll vaulted the Liberal Democratic Party from 198 to 316 seats on 8 Feb 2026, giving it a lone two-thirds grip on the lower house while the new Centrist Reform Alliance collapsed from 167 to 49 seats.