国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Japans general election to kick off with Abe projected to win amid low populari
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 21-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</span> <span word="entangling">entangling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>' <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="questionable">questionable</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="unresolved">unresolved</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span>, <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="pits">pits</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>, <span word="Komeito">Komeito</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>" <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitutional">Constitutional</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> (<span word="CDPJ">CDPJ</span>).</p><p><span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> "<span word="achievements">achievements</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Yuriko">Yuriko</span> <span word="Koike">Koike</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CDPJ">CDPJ</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Yukio">Yukio</span> <span word="Edano">Edano</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>.</p><p><span word="Recent">Recent</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Komeito">Komeito</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="some">some</span> 310 <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 465-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDPJ">CDPJ</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="around">around</span> 50 <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>.</p>
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