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10-gatsu Tsuitachi, Nihon no Shushoo ga Kawarimasu.

10-gatsu October, tsuitachi 1st. of the month
shushoo Prime Minister, kawarimasu to change, replace

1.

Nihon de wa kokumin ga chokusetsu Shushoo o erabu koto ga dekimasen.

Nihon de in Japan, -de place marker; in, at
kokumin nation, people, citizen, chokusetsu directly
shushoo Prime Minister, erabu root form of erabimasu; choose, select, elect
-koto ga dekimasu can, be able to do

2.

Nihon no Shushoo wa Kokkai Gi'in ni yoru senkyo de erabaremasu.

shushoo Prime Minister, kokkai-gi'in Diet member, Parliament member
kokkai Japan's Diet (Parliament), gi'in member of Diet, Parliament, Congress, assembly, council and so on
[A] ni yoru by [A], by means of [A], senkyo election, -de means, method marker; by, with, on
erabaremasu passive form of erabimasu; be chosen, be selected, be elected

3.

Futsuu, mottomo ookii Seitoo no Too-shu ga Shushoo ni narimasu.

futsuu normally, usually, mottomo ookii the biggest, the largest, mottomo most, -est, ookii big, large
seitoo political party, too-shu leader of a political party, shushoo Prime Minister
-ni narimasu to become, come to, it will be

4.

Shitagatte, saidai Seitoo no Too-shu ga kawaru to, Shushoo mo kawarimasu.

shitagatte therefore, saidai the biggest, the largest, seitoo political party, too-shu leader of a political party
kawaru root form of kawarimasu; change, replace, -to when, if
shushoo Prime Minister, -mo also, too, kawarimasu to change, replace

5.

Genzai no saidai Seitoo wa Jimin-too (LDP) desu.

genzai no current, present, saidai the biggest, the largest, seitoo political party
Jimin-too Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

6.

Soshite, Jimin-too no Soosai (Too-shu) wa Kishida-san, genzai no Shushoo desu.

soshite and, Jimin-too Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
soosai President of LDP, too-shu leader of a political party
Kishida Mr. Fumio Kishida, genzai no current, present, shushoo Prime Minister

"Leader of a political party" is Too-shu.
Only LDP uses Soosai.

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7.

9-gatsu 27-nichi, Jimin-too no Soosai senkyo (Soosai-sen) ga okonawaremashita.

ku-gatsu September, nijuu-shichi-nichi / nijuu-nana-nichi 27th. of the month
soosai senkyo presidential election of LDP, soosai-sen shortened form of Soosai senkyo
senkyo election, okonawaremasu passive form of okonaimasu; be held

8.

Kono senkyo ni wa 9-nin ga rikkooho shimashita.

senkyo election, kuu-nin / ku-nin 9 people
rikkooho [sv] candidacy, stand for, run for (election, post)

9.

Demo, Kishida-san wa rikkooho shimasendeshita.

demo but, however, Kishida Mr. Fumio Kishida (current PM)
rikkooho [sv] candidacy, stand for, run for (election, post)

10.

Senkyo no kekka, Ishiba-san ga atarashii Soosai (Too-shu) ni narimashita.

senkyo election, -no kekka the results of, as a result of
Ishiba Mr. Shigeru Ishiba (67 years old), atarashii new
soosai President of LDP, too-shu leader of a political party (general term)
-ni narimasu to become, come to, it will be

11.

10-gatsu tsuitachi, Kokkai-gi'in ni yoru senkyo ga okonawaremasu.

juu-gatsu October, tsuitachi 1st. of the month, kokkai-gi'in Diet member, Parliament member
kokkai Japan's Diet (Parliament), gi'in member of Diet, Parliament, Congress, assembly, council and so on
[A] ni yoru by [A], by means of [A], senkyo election, okonawaremasu passive form of okonaimasu; be held

12.

Soshite, atarashii Shushoo ga erabaremasu.

soshite and, atarashii new, shushoo Prime Minister
erabaremasu passive form of erabimasu; be chosen, be selected, be elected

13.

Jimin-too no atarashii Soosai, Ishiba-san ga atarashii Shushoo ni narimasu.

Jimin-too Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), atarashii new, soosai President of LDP
Ishiba Mr. Shigeru Ishiba (67 years old), shushoo Prime Minister
-ni narimasu to become, come to, it will be