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Before Sunday&#8217;s elections, the LDP held a majority in the Lower House every year since its inauguration in 1955. Yukio Hatayama, president of the 11-year-old opposition DPJ, is expected to become the next Prime Minister of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Colombian President Alvaro <a href=\"http:\/\/colombiareports.com\/colombia-news\/news\/5647-colombia-president-contracts-ah1n1-flu-in-argentina.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uribe contracts the AH1N1 virus<\/a>, commonly known as the swine flu, during a trip to a summit of South American leaders in Argentina. Uribe is responding well to treatment and is expected to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Three different candidates for the presidency of Gabon, including the son of former President Omar Bongo, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/africa\/8230159.stm\" target=\"_blank\">declare victory in Sunday&#8217;s election<\/a>. The winner will become president of Africa&#8217;s fourth biggest oil producer and second biggest wood exporter.<\/p>\n<p>In an indication of softening national support one month ahead of Germany&#8217;s general election, the Christian Democratic Union party of Angela Merkel<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/germany\/0,1518,645953,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"> loses control of two states<\/a> in Sunday&#8217;s state elections. The CDU retains a 15-point opinion poll lead over its closest rival, the Social Democrats, for the national election.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad <a href=\"http:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/news\/middleeast\/2009\/08\/200983053624757558.html\" target=\"_blank\">faces growing internal opposition<\/a> over his cabinet minister choices. His selection of Ahmad Vahidi as defense minister has also sparked international controversy. 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