小泉が与党自民党の新総裁に選出された。

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小泉が与党自民党の新総裁に選出された。

English Translation

Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Furigana

小泉(こいずみ)が与党(よとう)自民党(じみんとう)の新(しん)総裁(そうさい)に選出(せんしゅつ)された。

Romanji

Koizumi ga yotō Jimintō no shin sōsai ni senshutsusareta.

Words

が (が)

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

与党 (よとう)

ruling party; government party; party in power; government

自民党 (じみんとう)

Liberal Democratic Party; LDP

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

新 (しん)

new; neo-; Gregorian calendar; Xin (dynasty of China)

総裁 (そうさい)

president

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

選出 (せんしゅつ)

election; selection; choice