VOA标准英语 Algeria's Bouteflika Re-Elected to 3rd Term

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been re-elected in a vote boycotted¹ by some opposition³ parties who were upset by changes to the electoral law allowing him to run for a third consecutive⁴ term.
　
Algerian Pres. Abdelaziz Bouteflika waves as he arrives at his campaign headquarters in Algiers a day after the presidential elections, 10 Apr 2009

President Bouteflika won re-election with more than 90 percent of votes cast. But as he had little serious competition, the bigger question in this election was how many of Algeria's 20-million registered voters would show up.

The president campaigned hard, urging people to vote even if they voted against him, hoping a big turnout would validate⁵ his national security and economic programs. If few voters went to the polls, opposition parties could claim their electoral boycott² was a success.

The Interior Ministry⁶ said final voter turnout for Thursday's balloting⁷ topped 74 percent -- higher than the president's last election.

In a written statement, Mr. Bouteflika praised what he called Algerian voters' "high sense of civic⁸ responsibility" and called the election "an eloquent⁹ lesson in democracy."

The opposition Front of Socialist¹⁰ Forces said the electoral results are inflated¹¹. A party statement says "a real tsunami¹²" of massive vote fraud "reached an industrial scale."

Opposition parties including the Movement for Culture and Democracy boycotted the vote to protest the abolition¹³ of term limits that allowed President Bouteflika to run again. The 72-year-old veteran of the fight against French colonialism was backed by Algeria's three largest political parties, which together control more than 80 percent of the seats in parliament.

Much of the president's campaign focused on the continuing fight against a simmering Islamic insurgency¹⁴. The country has been plagued by unrest since 1992, when parliamentary elections were canceled as it appeared a coalition¹⁵ of Islamist groups might take power.

Two policemen were injured by an election-day bomb blast in the town of Naceria, 50 kilometers east of Algeris. Two other bombs were defused at the scene.

A dozen opposition supporters burned down a polling station and closed two others in the Bouira District, but the two closed stations were later reopened by security forces.

Announcing President Bouteflika's win, Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni said the election took place despite attempts to disrupt it.

Zerhouni said none of the incidents or irregularities had any significant effect on the outcome of the election.

 

1 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

2 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

3 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。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

5 validate   

vt.（法律）使有效，使生效

参考例句：

• You need an official signature to validate the order.你要有正式的签字，这张汇票才能生效。
• In order to validate the agreement,both parties sign it.为使协议有效，双方在上面签了字。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 balloting   

v.（使）投票表决( ballot的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Clark took a commanding leading in the early balloting. 在最初投票时，克拉克遥遥领先。 来自辞典例句
• The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句

8 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

9 eloquent   

adj.雄辩的，口才流利的；明白显示出的

参考例句：

• He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.他能言善辩，胜过最好的演说家。
• These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖。

10 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

11 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

13 abolition   

n.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They declared for the abolition of slavery.他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。
• The abolition of the monarchy was part of their price.废除君主制是他们的其中一部分条件。

14 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

15 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。