The LDP has now been back in power for nearly 10 years.

自现在已经重新掌权近10。

Most observers expect the LDP to keep its majority in the election.

大多数观察人士预计，自在选举中保持多数席位。

The vote for the leader of the ruling LDP is set for September 29.

执政自领导人的选举定于9月29日举行。

Just 9% of LDP candidates for the upper house of parliament in 2019 backed gay marriage.

2019，只有9%的自日本参议院候选人支持同性婚姻。

And the LDP is likely to bring in about 300 of those seats for its ruling coalition.

而自很可能为执政联赢得其中300个席位。

But few here think this election will bring any radical shift for Japan's perennial ruling party, the LDP.

但日本很少有人认为这次选举会给日本长期执政的自带来根本性的转变。

And remember that the ruling party, the LDP, has held on to power for most of the past seven decades.

请记住，执政自在过去70的大部分时间里一直掌权。

And the ruling LDP and its all allies also have a two-thirds majority, which they need to amend the constitution.

执政的自及其友拥有三分之二的多数席位，这是他们修改宪法所需的席位。

Currently, the LDP holds about 60 percent of the seats in parliament.

目前，自在议会中拥有大约 60% 的席位。

The LDP will need support from its coalition partner, the Komeito, to get such action.

自需要其联伙伴公明的支持才能采取此类行动。

I am at the LDP headquarters tonight as the vote tallies come in, and there are 465 seats up for grabs.

今晚，在计票工作进行时我在自总部，本次选举要争夺465个席位。

LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida says he wants to ensure that Japan will play a bigger role in addressing global challenges.

自政策负责人岸田文雄称，他希望确保日本在应对全球挑战方面发挥更大的作用。

Currently, LDP Policy Research Council Chairperson Fumio Kishida, and former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba have shown interest in running in the party's presidential race.

目前，自政策研究委员会主席岸田文雄和前自干事长石破茂有意参加该总裁竞选。

Meanwhile, public approval for Kishida's cabinet has dropped to 17 percent, the lowest since the LDP returned to power 11 years ago.

与此同时，岸田内阁的公众支持率已降至 17%，为自 11 前重新掌权以来的最低水平。

" Now I'm handing the baton to new LDP President Suga, " Abe said after the vote. " We can count on him" .

" 现在我接力棒交给自新任总裁菅义伟。我们可以信赖他。"

He added that he entered politics " starting from zero - and have been able to become leader of the LDP, with all its traditions and history" .

他还表示，他的从政之路是从零开始的，成长为具有历史和传统的自的总裁。"

There are a lot of LDP members who, I think, are looking at what's happening in their districts and just did not want to have to go into an election with him as the face of the party.

我认为，有很多自成员都在关注自己选区的情况，他们不想让他作为该的代表参加选举。