• DaMummy@lemmy.world
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    I know the Italy one, who is the one on the right, and how is new the Japan PM in any way related to that ideology?

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      The one on the right is Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany’s latest neo-nazi party AfD, or “Alternative for Germany.” And if you think “Hmm, that sounds suspiciously like ‘Alles für Deutschland’” then yes, that is intentional. They are neo-nazis.

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      Woman on the right is Alice Weidel. According to Wikipedia, she’s “a German far-right politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022. Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.” She admires former conservative British PM Margaret Thatcher and has worked with Hungary’s far-right PM Victor Orban. She is staunchly against asylum seekers stating that they should not receive health insurance and has been in favor fo burqa, niqab, and headscarf bans. Although she herself is a lesbian, she only supports civil partnerships for gay couples and opposes same-sex marriage and early sexualization education.

      Sanae Takaichi, the likely next PM of Japan, is an ultra-conservative politician who, like Weidel,also admires Margaret Thatcher. According to PBS, “Takaichi supports the imperial family’s male-only succession, opposes same-sex marriage and…is a wartime history revisionist and China hawk.” Though it seems like she does have some policies that would benefit women, experts fear she’ll actually set women back because she needs to show loyalty to the male heavyweights in order to keep her position.

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      Sanae Takaichi has served in the House of Representatives almost continuously since 1993, representing the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). After early stints as an independent, she joined the LDP in 1996 and rose through its ranks, holding several cabinet posts under Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida.

      In 2025 she won the LDP leadership contest, positioning herself to become Japan’s first female prime.

      Takaichi has repeatedly invoked Margaret Thatcher as a personal role model, describing herself as Japan’s “Iron Lady” and citing Thatcher’s strong‑hand approach as inspiration for a “strong and prosperous” Japan.

      Political analysts place Takaichi on the right‑wing side of the LDP, and several reputable sources describe her as “far‑right” or “ultraconservative.” Deutsche Welle, the South China Morning Post, and Time magazine have all characterized her as far‑right, noting her frequent visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, her revisionist stance on Japan’s wartime history, and her advocacy for stricter penalties against critics of the government. She also promotes socially conservative policies such as opposing separate surnames for married couples and rejecting female succession to the imperial throne.

      The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted war criminals from World War II. Its Shinto rites celebrate militaristic sacrifice, and official visits by politicians are viewed by China, South Korea and others as denial of wartime aggression