在野党国民民主党周三批准了执政党自由民主党的修正提案，其中包括削减众议院31个比例代表席位。
The opposition Democratic Party for the People (DPP) on Wednesday approved the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s revised proposal that includes a cut of 31 proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives.
国民民主党原本制定了削减19个关键下议院比例代表席位的自有方案，但接受了自民党提案，因为其中包含基于在野党提议引入的制度，即允许两个或以上政党编制联合比例代表候选人名单。
The DPP had drawn up its own plan to cut 19 proportional representation seats in the all-important lower chamber of parliament, but accepted the LDP proposal because it includes the introduction of a system based on the opposition party’s proposal that would allow two or more parties to compile a joint list of proportional representation candidates.
作为自民党联盟伙伴的日本维新会此前要求削减45个比例代表席位，当天召开干部会议，决定接受自民党提案。
The Japan Innovation Party, the LDP’s coalition partner, which had demanded a cut of 45 proportional representation seats, held a meeting of executives the same day and decided to accept the LDP proposal.
国民民主党代理代表古川元久在记者会上表示，指联合候选人名单制度：“除席位削减数量外，我们大部分意见都被（自民党提案）采纳了。”
“Most of our opinions, except the number of seats (to be cut), were adopted (into the LDP proposal),” DPP acting leader Motohisa Furukawa told a news conference, referring to the unified candidate list system.
周三晚些时候，九个执政党和在野党的实务层官员就众议院选举制度改革举行会议，表达了对修正后自民党提案的赞成或反对意见。
Later on Wednesday, working-level officials from nine ruling and opposition parties held a meeting on election system reform for the Lower House, expressing their approval or disapproval of the revised LDP proposal.
目前众议院共有465个席位——289个小选区席位和176个比例代表席位。
The Lower House currently has a total of 465 seats — 289 single-seat constituency seats and 176 proportional representation seats.
除了削减31个席位和引入联合候选人名单制度外，自民党提案还主张采用修正圣拉古法进行比例代表席位分配，这比现行方式更有利于小党；合并中国和四国比例代表板块，将板块总数从11个减少到10个；以及提高落选小选区候选人获得比例代表席位所需的得票率门槛。
In addition to the cut of 31 seats and the introduction of the joint candidate list system, the LDP proposal calls for the adoption of a modified Sainte-Lague method for proportional representation seat allocation, which is more advantageous to small parties than the current format; the merger of the Chugoku and Shikoku proportional representation blocs in western Japan to reduce the total number of blocs from 11 to 10; and a hike in the share of votes gained for candidates who fail to win a constituency seat to secure a proportional representation seat.
该党还呼吁，在候选人不足时允许比例代表席位保持空缺，并降低此类情况下没收选举保证金的得票门槛。
The party also called for allowing proportional representation seats to remain vacant when there is a lack of candidates, and lowering the threshold for votes gained for forfeiting election deposits in such cases.
此外，自民党提议研究当通过比例代表制从某政党当选的议员转投其他政党时如何处理政治补贴。
Furthermore, the LDP proposed a study on the handling of political subsidies when a lawmaker elected from a political party under the proportional representation system moves to another party.