Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998
Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan on July 12, 1998. The LDP under Ryūtarō Hashimoto had restored single-party government in 1996 and was now aiming to also regain clear control of the House of Councillors where it was several seats short of a majority. Instead, it lost 13 seats in the election giving the opposition clear control. Prime minister Hashimoto resigned. Keizō Obuchi was elected LDP president on July 24, defeating Seiroku Kajiyama and Junichirō Koizumi.
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Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998
Elections for the Japanese House of Councillors were held in Japan on July 12, 1998. The LDP under Ryūtarō Hashimoto had restored single-party government in 1996 and was now aiming to also regain clear control of the House of Councillors where it was several seats short of a majority. Instead, it lost 13 seats in the election giving the opposition clear control. Prime minister Hashimoto resigned. Keizō Obuchi was elected LDP president on July 24, defeating Seiroku Kajiyama and Junichirō Koizumi.
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Die Sangiin-Wahl 1998, formell ...... die Briefwahl zu erleichtern.
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Elections for the Japanese Hou ...... tion, ending the divided Diet.
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第18回参議院議員通常選挙（だい18かいさんぎいんぎいんつうじょうせんきょ）は、1998年（平成10年）7月12日に行われた参議院議員通常選挙である。
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第18屆日本參議院議員通常選舉，於1998年7月12日舉行。 ...... 保住多數地位；而甫成立的民主黨則是初試啼聲便一舉拿下47席。
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Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998
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Liberal Democratic Party
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Japanese House of Councillors election, 2001
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Japanese House of Councillors election, 1995
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Die Sangiin-Wahl 1998, formell ...... hung im Vorjahr rechtfertigen.
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Elections for the Japanese Hou ...... ajiyama and Junichirō Koizumi.
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第18回参議院議員通常選挙（だい18かいさんぎいんぎいんつうじょうせんきょ）は、1998年（平成10年）7月12日に行われた参議院議員通常選挙である。
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第18屆日本參議院議員通常選舉，於1998年7月12日舉行。 ...... 保住多數地位；而甫成立的民主黨則是初試啼聲便一舉拿下47席。
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Japanese House of Councillors election, 1998
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Sangiin-Wahl 1998
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第18回参議院議員通常選挙
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第18屆日本參議院議員通常選舉
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