国际英语资讯:Japans ruling LDP suffers historical defeat in Tokyo assembly election
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 3-- <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Yuriko">Yuriko</span> <span word="Koike">Koike</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>," <span word="former">former</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Shigeru">Shigeru</span> <span word="Ishiba">Ishiba</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="NHK">NHK</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p><span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="Koike">Koike</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 79 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 127 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grabs">grabs</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Koike">Koike</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tomin">Tomin</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="Kai">Kai</span> (<span word="Tokyoites">Tokyoites</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="party">party</span>) <span word="winning">winning</span> 49 <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metropolitan">metropolitan</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Komeito">Komeito</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> 23 <span word="seats">seats</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="only">only</span> 23 <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plunging">plunging</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span> <span word="implicating">implicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unorthodox">unorthodox</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="operator">operator</span>, <span word="chaired">chaired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="deregulated">deregulated</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="implicated">implicated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="Moritomo">Moritomo</span> <span word="Gakuen">Gakuen</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> 8,770-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Toyonaka">Toyonaka</span>, <span word="Osaka">Osaka</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>, <span word="for">for</span> 134 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yen">yen</span>, <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="appraisal">appraisal</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Akie">Akie</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="principal">principal</span>.</p>
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