Yet LDP rule in its present form is in terminal decline.
但是自民党目前的执政方式正日薄西山。

A year ago they kicked the LDP into the political outback.
一年前, 民众投票将自民党赶下朝野

There are fears, too, over Hashimoto's leadership of the LDP.
对桥本领导自民党一事也存在着忧虑。

When the bubble burst and the Berlin Wall fell, the LDP stuttered.
当泡沫破裂、柏林墙倒塌时，自民党便步履维艰了。

Without one, the LDP will continue to get pummeled at the ballot box.
没有这样得计划，自民党将继续遭遇选举挫折。

The showmans sleight of hand won the LDP coalition a stunning victory.
这一招为自民党联盟取得了惊人的胜利。

Five industry experts LDP presale housing should not abolish the system
五大业内专家纵横谈房屋预售制度该不该取消

Just over a year later, the LDP, now in opposition, is taking its turn at bat.
仅仅一年后，现在成为在野党的自民党正在准备回击。

These internal differences tend to blur and qualify the LDP's political power.
这些内部分歧不可避免地会损害和削弱自民党的政治权力。

But in elections on August 30th the Democratic Party of Japan trounced the LDP.
但是在8月30日进行的大选中，民主党击败自民党。

Mr. Aso's LDP has suffered defeats in several local elections in recent months.
麻生得自民党已经在最近几个月得地方选举中遭受失败。

In opposition, Toshiki Kaifu, a former LDP prime minister, leads the New Frontier Party.
在反对党方面, 自民党前首相海部俊树领导着新进党。

Fukuda was elected president of the LDP and assumed the post of prime minister last September.
福田会在九月推选党主席和假定首相职位。

The new government plans to curtail big government construction projects, a hallmark of the LDP.
新政府计划削减作为自民党标志的大型政府建筑工程。

Tanigaki refused on the grounds that the LDP does not eliminate policy differences with the Democratic Party.
谷垣拒绝, 理由是自民党与民主党未消弭政策分歧。