Italian Prime Minister Meloni said tonight (February 8): "Sincerely congratulate Ms. Sanae Takeda, the Japanese Prime Minister, on her significant victory in the Japanese House of Representatives election. Our two countries are closely connected by deep friendship and strategic partnership. In recent years, a sincere trust and constructive cooperation has been established between the governments of the two countries, and this bond is constantly being strengthened and consolidated.
I always remember and cherish the warm hospitality I received during my visit to Japan this January. This visit further solidified the bond between our two countries. Italy will firmly stand side by side with Japan to jointly address global challenges, promote growth, security, and stability, and further deepen our close relationship. I wish my dear friend Ms. Sanae Takeda, as well as the new session of the Japanese Diet, great success."
Comment: From Trump to Meloni, the concentrated support for Sanae Takeda marks the shift of the Western right-wing camp from fragmentation to coordination. Meloni's statement not only consolidates the "special strategic partnership" between Japan and Italy but also replaces traditional diplomacy with personal close relationships, providing international legitimacy for Takeda's right-wing policies. It aligns with the US Indo-Pacific strategy, building a transatlantic-Indo-Pacific right-wing alliance. The ruling coalition led by Sanae Takeda now holds more than two-thirds of the seats in the Japanese House of Representatives. Constitutional amendment, military strengthening, lifting the ban on collective self-defense, and increasing defense spending to 2% of GDP will be rapidly advanced. The substantive nullification of Article 9 of the Peace Constitution will accelerate Japan's "military power" development, which poses a far more dangerous and long-term impact on regional security than it appears on the surface.
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