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Satos Party Wins Reduced Liberal Democrat Majority in Japan
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's Liberal Democratic Party retained power in Japan's Lower House with 277 of 486 seats and 49.09 percent of the vote. The opposition Socialists faltered, while Komeito scored 25 seats in its debut, and Democratic Socialists rose to 30 seats as independents lean pro LDP. Final tally shows LD 277, Socialists 140, Democratic Socialists 30, Communists 5, Komeito plus independents 9.
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