The 50th House of Representatives election, being the first one since the LDP slush fund scandal, has everyone keenly eyeing whether the ruling party can clinch a majority.

The 50th House of Representatives election took place on the 27th, with the main talking points being political reforms and economic strategies following the scandal around the Liberal Democratic Party’s factional slush fund. Everyone's keeping a close eye on whether the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito can pull in the needed majority of 233 seats, as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has drawn the line at that number for calling it a win for the ruling parties.

This election is the first one we’ve had in three years since back in October 2021. A whopping 1,344 candidates put their hands up for all 465 seats, which include 289 single-member districts and 176 proportional representation spots. However, it looks like the enthusiasm might be waning a bit, as the voter turnout had dipped to only 24.32% by 4 p.m.

The opposition didn’t have the best time trying to sort out who’d be their candidates, but it seems like the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People managed to scrape together a bit of backing. Plus, the "10 increase 10 decrease" redistribution for the single-member districts got a debut run, and let's not forget there was also a by-election for the House of Councillors in the Iwate constituency happening on the same day.

Japanese (日本語)

自じ民みん党とう裏うら金がね事じ件けん後ご初はつの第だい50回かい衆しゅう院いん選せん、与よ党とう過か半はん数すう獲かく得とくが焦しょう点てんに

第だい50回かい衆院選しゅういんせんが27日にちに行おこなわれ、自民党じみんとうの派閥はばつ裏金うらがね事件じけんを受うけた政治改革せいじかいかくや経済対策けいざいたいさくが主おもな争点そうてんとなっています。自民じみん・公明こうめい両党りょうとうが過半数かはんすうの233議席ぎせきを獲得かくとくできるかが焦点しょうてんで、石破茂いしばしげる首相しゅしょうは与党よとうで過半数かはんすうを勝敗しょうはいラインと設定せっていしています。

今回こんかいの選挙せんきょは2021年ねん10月がつ以来いらい3年ねんぶりで、小選挙区しょうせんきょく289、比例代表ひれいだいひょう176の全ぜん465議席ぎせきに対たいし、計けい1344人にんが立候補りっこうほしました。投票率とうひょうりつは午後ごご4時じ時点じてんで24.32％と低下ていかしています。

野党やとうは候補者こうほしゃ調整ちょうせいに苦戦くせんしましたが、立憲民主党りっけんみんしゅとうや国民民主党こくみんみんしゅとうは一定いっていの支持しじを得えている様子ようすです。また、小選挙区しょうせんきょくの「10増ぞう10減げん」が初はつ適用てきようされ、参院さんいん岩手いわて選挙区せんきょく補欠選挙ほけつせんきょも同日どうじつ実施じっしされました。

Sentence Quiz (文章問題)

I'm keen to see if the ruling party can nab a majority, should be interesting to catch tonight's results!

「与党が過半数取れるかどうか、今夜の結果が楽しみ！」

It's really worth taking a good look at just how much of a stir this slush fund scandal is going to cause.

「裏金事件の影響がどれだけ出るか注目だね。」

I'm keen to keep a close eye on how much steam the opposition party's momentum will gather.

「野党の勢いがどこまで伸びるか、しっかり見届けたい。」

I'm a bit worried about the low voter turnout, eh. I reckon it'd be choice if more people showed a bit of interest.

「投票率が低いのが気になるなぁ、もっと関心持ってほしい。」

Related Words (関連ワード)

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Japanese	Hiragana	English (NZ)
派閥的	はばつてき	Factional
裏工作	うらこうさく	slush
比例した	ひれいした	Proportional
表現	ひょうげん	representation
選挙区	せんきょく	Electorate
調整	ちょうせい	Coordination
反対	はんたい	opposition
調整	ちょうせい	adjustment
大多数	おおたすう	Majority
改革	かいかく	reforms
経済	けいざい	economic
対策	たいさく	measures
スキャンダル	すきゃんだる	scandal
候補者	こうほしゃ	candidates
投票率	とうひょうりつ	Turnout
支配	しはい	ruling
選挙	せんきょ	Election
勝利	しょうり	victory
サポート	さぽーと	Support
減少	げんしょう	decrease

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Created by Hiroto T. Murakami.