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Liberal Democratic Party on course for large majority in Japan election
Financial Times • 2/6/2026 – 2/8/2026
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2026-02-06
2026-02-26
Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
54d
Age
18
Sources
from cluster
1311
Hours Since Seen
Final Score
0/100
Category
AntiLindy
Status
Archived
Recency Multiplier
0%
(0.5^1311/48)
Hero Eligible
No
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1311/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Story Timeline
2026-02-06
Japan's 'iron lady' hopes to consolidate power in snap election
(France24)
+1 more source
2026-02-07
Japan snap election: PM Takaichi counts on her popularity to win Sunday’s poll
(The Hindu)
+4 more sources
2026-02-08
Liberal Democratic Party on course for large majority in Japan election
(current)
+30 more sources
2026-02-09
Japan’s Takaichi vows to deliver on tax cuts after LDP’s ‘historic’ win
(Al Jazeera)
+12 more sources
Analysis
Risk 10
Source Reputation:
Moderate trust (8/20 pts)
Consensus:
Strong consensus: 18 independent sources
Age:
54 days - proven survivor
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