Cote d'Ivoire's political crisis deepens

    ABIDJAN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire's political crisis deepens with the appointment of two prime ministers（首相） by the two presidential candidates declared the winner of the Nov. 28 run-off respectively by the electoral commission（选举委员会） and the Constitutional Council.
    Both rivals, Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo, were sworn in as the president of the West African country on Sunday.
    After tendering resignation to Ouattara, Guillaume Soro was renamed prime minister to form a government of 13 members in repudiation¹ with Gbagbo.
    Soro, the leader of the ex-rebel New Forces (FN), had previously² served as the head of government under Gbagbo in accordance with a peace accord signed in March 2007.
    Now under Ouattara, Soro's government is mostly made up of people from the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), a coalition³ of opposition⁴ parties（反对党）.
    The position of defense⁵ minister was given to Soro, whose FN has been in control of the northern half of the country since September 2002.
    On Sunday night, Gbagbo decided⁶ to name a university don Ake Gilbert Marie N'gbo as his prime minister.
    The parallel appointments were made while former South African president Thambo Mbeki was in Abidjan to resolve the crisis on behalf of the African Union (AU).
    Cote d'Ivoire has been in a political impasse⁷ since the decision by the Constitutional Council to declare Gbagbo as the winner of the presidential run-off, invalidating the results of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), which had given victory to Ouattara.
    Ouattara has the support of the international community while Gbagbo has the army support and is in charge of state apparatus⁸.
    The Nov. 28 vote had been expected to end the eight-year political crisis that cut the country in two in September 2002, but it resulted in two presidents and two governments marking a deepening division with uncertainties⁹ lying ahead.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)
 

1 repudiation   

n.拒绝；否认；断绝关系；抛弃

参考例句：

• Datas non-repudiation is very important in the secure communication. 在安全数据的通讯中，数据发送和接收的非否认十分重要。 来自互联网
• There are some goals of Certified E-mail Protocol: confidentiality non-repudiation and fairness. 挂号电子邮件协议需要具备保密性、不可否认性及公平性。 来自互联网

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

4 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

5 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

8 apparatus   

n.装置，器械；器具，设备

参考例句：

• The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
• They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。

9 uncertainties   

无把握( uncertainty的名词复数 )； 不确定； 变化不定； 无把握、不确定的事物

参考例句：

• One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
• Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告