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Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi to dissolve lower house for snap election

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday announced her intention to dissolve the House of Representatives on Friday and call for a snap general election on February 8. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito party will form a new party to contest the election against the ruling bloc.

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