Under Italy's 2005 electoral law only a convincing victory can deliver an outright majority in the upper house. This appears to be exactly what Mr Berlusconi has obtained.

意大利2005年通过的选举法规定，只有获得公认的和令人信服的的胜利才能在上院中取得绝对优势大多数。

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No electoral alliance was set to win an outright majority of the 325 parliamentary seats.

没有一个候选联盟有把握赢得绝大多数议会席位(共325个)。

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The Tories labour under a disadvantage in Britain's electoral system, such that they are generally reckoned to need a national lead of around ten points in order to ensure an overall majority.

保守党在英国的选举机制当中处于劣势，所以据估计他们需要自然领先大约10个百分点，来确保压倒性多数。

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It was this stance, which first brought it a rich harvest of votes, that proved to be a stumbling block as it fell short of an electoral majority in 1996.

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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his Thai Rak Thai party won an overwhelming electoral majority in early 2005.

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