国际英语资讯:Abes ruling coalition wins upper house election, but suffers constitutional reform setback
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 22-- <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> 85 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prerequisite">prerequisite</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> 370 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 124 <span word="seats">seats</span>, 74 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="and">and</span> 50 <span word="through">through</span> <span word="proportional">proportional</span> <span word="representation">representation</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> 03:30 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="Komeito">Komeito</span> <span word="won">won</span> 69 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 124 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grabs">grabs</span>. <span word="Holding">Holding</span> 70 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncontested">uncontested</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 245-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span>.</p><p><span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grabs">grabs</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> 248 <span word="in">in</span> 2022. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="to">to</span> 245.</p>
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