Conservative Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister after the 64-year-old triumphed Tuesday in an historic vote to clear the way for her ascendancy.

Takaichi is also the first woman to lead the dominant Liberal Democratic Party that has forged Japan’s postwar politics.

She won 237 votes from MPs in the 465-seat lower house following a breakthrough coalition deal by her party 24 hours earlier.

The former TV presenter and professed deep admirer of Margaret Thatcher leads a new ruling coalition is expected to discuss an increase in defense spending, potential tax cuts and consider a push to restart Japan’s suspended nuclear power plants, the Financial Times reports .

She also stands with the imperial family’s male-only succession and opposes same-sex marriage and allowi

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