Sanae Takaichi was to become the first woman Prime Minister of Japan

The ruling conservative party of Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as his new chief, positioning the 64 -year -old man to be the first Prime Minister of Japan.

Takaichi is among the most conservative candidates leaning over the right of the ruling party. Former Minister of Government, television host and drummer passionate about heavy metals, she is one of the best known figures in Japanese policy – and controversial to this.

It is confronted with many challenges, especially in confrontation with a slow economy and households struggling with incessant inflation and stagnant wages.

She will also have to navigate in an American-Japanese rocky relationship and see through a tariff agreement with the Trump administration agreed by the previous government.

If he is confirmed as Prime Minister, one of the main challenges of Takaichi will be united the party after a few turbulent years which have allowed him to shake up in internal scandals and conflicts.

Last month, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose mandate lasted just over a year, announced that he would resign after a series of electoral defeats that saw the governing coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lose his majority in the two chambers of Parliament.

Professor Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University of Tokyo, told BBC that Takaichi was unlikely to be “very successful at the healing of the Rift of the Internal Party”.

Takaichi belongs to the “hard” faction of the LDP, which believed that “the reason why the LDP support imploded is that it has lost contact with its right DNA,” he added.

“I think it is in good position to return to right -wing voters, but at the expense of a wider popular call, if they enter a national election.”

Takaichi was a longtime admirer of the first woman Prime Minister British, Margaret Thatcher. She is now closer and closer to the realization of her iron ambition.

But many voters do not see her as a defender of progress.

“Her name is Margaret Thatcher from Japan. In terms of tax discipline, she is anything but thatcher,” said Professor Kingston.

“But like Thatcher, she is not really a healer. I don’t think she did a lot to empower women.”

Takaichi is a faithful conservative who is long opposed to the legislation allowing women to keep their young girl names after marriage, saying that it is against tradition. It is also against homosexual marriage.

Protected from the late Shinzo Abe, Takaichi promised to bring back his economic vision, known as Abenomics – which involves high budgetary expenses and cheap loans.

The LDP veteran is a feature of security and aims to revise the pacifist constitution of Japan.

She is also a regular visitor to the controversial sanctuary of Yasukuni where the dead of the Japan war, including certain condemned war criminals, are memorized.

It will probably be confirmed by Parliament, but not automatically like its predecessors because the ruling part is in a much lower position after losing its majority in the two houses.