联合国秘书长表示欢迎巴拉圭和平选举

 　　联合国秘书长表示欢迎巴拉圭和平选举

       UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the peaceful general elections held Sunday in Paraguay, saying that the United Nations is ready to work with the new elected authorities and the people of the South American country.

　　"The secretary-general welcomes the large turnout and the peaceful manner in which the general elections of 21 April in Paraguay were conducted, confirming the democratic commitment of its people," said a statement issued here by Ban's spokesman.

　　"The United Nations reiterates¹ its readiness to work with the new elected authorities and the people of Paraguay," said the statement.

　　Millionaire businessman Horacio Cartes has won Sunday's Paraguayan presidential elections, bringing the once long-ruling Colorado Party to power again since it was defeated in 2008 after more than six decades in power.

　　Paraguay's electoral body said shortly after polls closed Sunday that between 52 percent and 55 percent of the country's nearly 3.5 million eligible² voters participated in the elections.

　　Under the constitution, the president, also the head of the government, is elected by popular vote with a five-year term. Candidates win by simple majority in the one-round voting.

1 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

2 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。