This promises to bring more pain for the LDP.The LDP and New Komeito will need to boost their joint tally of seats by 19 just to gain a majority in the chamber.

这预示着自民党会承受更多的伤痛。它与公明党必须使二者的联合席位数量增加19席，才能刚好在议院中赢得大多数席位。

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But New Komeito favours an early general election, while the LDP's prospects might never look better than with an immediate Aso bounce in the polls.

但公明党倾向于提前大选，到时自民党将找不出比麻生民意更好的候选人。

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The New Komeito was given the final say about making Mr Mori prime minister.

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Instead of the originally announced Komura, Abe has sent the leader of the New Komeito Party, YAMAGUCHI Natsuo.

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In inviting the New Komeito into the coalition, Mr Obuchi may find he has more on his hands than the couple of dozen upper-house votes he bargained for.

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