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World · settles by Dec 31, 2026

Sanae Takaichi out as Prime Minister of Japan in 2026?

$40K traded on Polymarket, $46 in the past day. Prices are delayed.

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About this market

Who prices it. $40K has changed hands on Polymarket since it opened, $46 of it in the past day, with $48K in resting orders. The gap between the best buy and sell price on Yes is 1.1 points, so the quoted price is a fair read.

Other venues. Polymarket is the only venue we track that lists this exact question, so there's no second price to check it against.

What has moved it. No outcome has moved past our alert threshold in the past week.

What would change it. The fixed date is the deadline: it settles by December 31, 2026, 73 days away. Before then the price should mainly move on news that touches the rules below.

How it settles, in short. This market will resolve to “Yes” if Sanae Takaichi ceases to be Prime Minister of Japan for any period of time between market creation and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.

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