The next election to the House of Councillors (the upper house) is due in mid-2010.
下一届参议院（上议院）的选举定于2010年中期。
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。
In Australia the 507, 600 people of Tasmania have the same weight in the upper house as the 7m who live in New South Wales.
在澳大利亚，塔斯马尼亚的507,600人在上院拥有和新南威尔士7百万人相同的权重。
To placate them, Mr Turnbull committed his coalition to voting against the bill when it came before the upper house, on August 13th.
为了安抚反对者，特恩布尔保证将在法案8月13日提交到上议院时将带领联盟投反对票。
The legislature comprises 224 members in the upper house and 440 members in the lower.
联邦议会民族院（上院）有224个席位，人民院有440个席位。
Whoever wins the lower house at the next general election, due by 2013, is unlikely to hold a majority in the upper house.
在2013年下轮大选中，无论哪一方在众议院获胜，都不可能在参议院中占多数席位。
In Australia the 507,600 people of Tasmania have the same weight in the upper house as the 7m who live in New South Wales.
在澳大利亚，塔斯马尼亚的507,600人在上院拥有和新南威尔士7百万人相同的权重。
With a tally of 11 out of 242 seats in the upper house and five out of 480 in the lower house, it is hardly a direct threat to the two main parties.
“众人之党”在上议院242个位置中拥有11个，下议院480个中拥有5个，这样的比例真的很难对现存的两个主要党派造成直接威胁。
Japan's new prime minister, Naoto Kan, has pushed a debate about raising the consumption tax to the top of the campaign for the upper house of parliament.
日本的新任首相菅直人推动了在上议院竞选活动中关于提高消费税率的讨论。
The bill to increase the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 passed France's lower house of parliament earlier this month and the upper house is set to approve it in early October.
这个把最低退休年龄从60岁提高到62岁的法案本月早些时候在法国众议院获得通过。 参议院定于十月初通过这项法案。
The Senate, the upper house, is expected to endorse it next month, marking a turning point for Australia, which emits more carbon per person than any other country in the developed world.
作为上议院的参议院将于下个月支持该计划，这在澳大利亚这个发达国家中人均碳排放量最大的国家标志着一个转折点。
The DPJ's manifesto for the upper-house elections bore no mention of the levy.
DPJ的上议院选举宣言只字不提这项税收。
The DPJ's manifesto for the upper-house elections bore no mention of the levy.
DPJ的上议院选举宣言只字不提这项税收。
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