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Shinzo Abe sweeps to resounding victory in Japan snap election

Japan's Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Monday swept to a resounding victory in a snap election.

Abe won a mandate to harden his already hawkish stance on North Korea and re-energise the world's number-three economy.

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