菲律宾举行中期选举

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　　Voters on Monday are choosing more than 18,000 officials, including local leaders, more than half of the 24-member Senate and hundreds of legislators in the House of Representatives.

　　President Aquino swept into power by a landslide² in 2010 on a promise to fight corruption⁴ that he blames for widespread poverty.

　　He has scored high popularity ratings for prosecuting⁵ corrupt³ officials, including his predecessor⁶, Gloria Arroyo⁷, now in detention⁸ while being tried for alleged⁹ massive graft¹⁰.

　　Elections in the Philippines have long been plagued by bribery¹¹, along with intimidation¹² or violence against opponents.

　　Results of Monday's poll are expected in a few days.

　　菲律宾正在举行选举。这次选举被认为是对总统阿基诺改革日程的授权。

　　选民星期一将选举1万8千多名官员，包括地方领导人，24名参议员中过半数以上的参议员，以及数百名众议员的议员。

　　2010年，阿基诺承诺要打击导致普遍贫穷的腐败，因此以压倒性多数赢得总统选举的胜利。

　　阿基诺在惩处腐败官员方面的举措深受百姓的欢迎，被惩办的腐败官员包括他的前任阿罗约。阿罗约目前因据称大规模腐败被关押。

　　菲律宾的选举长期以来受到贿赂和对竞争对手的恫吓，或暴力现象的困扰。

　　星期一的选举结果预计将在几天后揭晓。

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