Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is executing a political gambit by calling a surprise snap election three months into her tenure.
She’s not the only one, though, it turns out.
Since the first media reports on the impending election emerged, two opposition parties — the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and Komeito — have also taken a big risk, by deciding to form a new party.
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