ニュースによれば、午後５時現在で連立与党が７２議席を確保している。

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English Translation

According to the news report, the ruling coalition has secured 72 seats as of 5 p.m.

Furigana

ニュースによれば、午後(ごご)５時(じ)現在(げんざい)で連立(れんりつ)与党(よとう)が７２議席(ぎせき)を確保(かくほ)している。

Romanji

Nyu-su ni yoreba, gogo go ji genzai de renritsu yotō ga nana ni giseki o kakuhoshiteiru.

Words

ニュース (ニュース、ニューズ)

news

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

因る (よる)

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from; to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

午後 (ごご)

afternoon; p.m.

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

現在 (げんざい)

now; current; present; present time; as of

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

連立 (れんりつ)

alliance; coalition

与党 (よとう)

ruling party; government party; party in power; government

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

七 (しち、なな、な)

seven; hepta-

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

議席 (ぎせき)

parliamentary seat

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

確保 (かくほ)

guarantee; maintain; ensure; insure; secure; reservation