The reason is the loss by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in summer elections of the upper house of the Diet (parliament).

原因就是自民党在上议院夏季选举中失利。

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FOR more than half a century the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has ruled Japan, with only a brief hiatus in the early 1990s.

半个多世纪以来，自民党一直统治着日本，只是在二十世纪初期有过短暂间歇。

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The opposition, led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), threatens to use its upper-house majority to block bills needed to finance next year's budget.

由自民党(LDP)领导的反对派威胁使用上议院的多数席位阻碍明年财政预算的通过。

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His Democratic Party of Japan ended more than fifty years of nearly continuous rule by the Liberal Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The policy to promote domestic spending over exports is a stark contrast to previous administrations, led by the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Mr.Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan won the August 30 elections, unseating the Liberal Democratic Party that had led Japan almost continuously since 1955.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

The details of the Liberal Democratic Party's scheme will not be announced until December 10th.

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Structural reforms have been repeatedly resisted by vested interests within the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Members of the Liberal Democratic Party Mr. Abe's party have traditionally made frequent visits there to please their conservative constituents.

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