VOA标准英语2009年-Aziz Wins Mauritanian Presidential Electio

Mauritania's former military leader has won election as president. Opposition¹ candidates are rejecting the results of a vote meant to return the country to constitutional rule.
　
A supporter of former military leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz celebrates his election as civilian² president, 19 Jul 2009

Supporters of General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz celebrated³ his victory, driving through the capital, hanging out of cars and waving campaign posters.

Final results from Mauritania's electoral commission show Aziz winning more than half the vote, making him president without a second round of balloting⁴ in which his main political opponents had vowed⁵ to unite against him.

With more than 64 percent of the electorate⁶ turning out for Saturday's vote, Interior Minister Mohamed Ould Rzeidzim says Aziz won more than 52 percent of the vote.

National Assembly President Messaoud Ould Boulkheir finished second with more than 16 percent. Former Central Bank Governor Ahmed Ould Daddah was third with less than 14 percent.

In a victory speech at a downtown hotel, Aziz said he is now the president of all Mauritanians.

The man who claims credit for two military coups⁸ said democratic elections are now the only way someone should come to power in Mauritania. Aziz congratulated voters for a peaceful election, and said they must work to resolve the political crisis and improve living conditions in the country.

Aziz toppled Mauritanian's first freely-elected leader 11 months ago. He agreed to postpone⁹ an earlier vote in exchange for a power-sharing deal that saw his political opponents drop their electoral boycott¹⁰ to take part in Saturday's vote.

Boulkheir and Daddah joined fellow opposition candidates Ely Ould Mohamed Vall and Hamadi Ould Meimou in denouncing what they call an "electoral coup⁷ d'etat."
　
Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, left, speaks to the press shortly after being declared the victor in the previous day's presidential election, in central Nouakchott, 19 July 2009

They want the international community to investigate what they say were voting irregularities including counting opposition ballots¹¹ for Aziz.

But Interior Minister Rzeidzim, who was appointed as part of that power-sharing deal, said he has received no information that would lead him to question the vote.

Arab electoral observers say they did see irregularities, including partisan¹² electoral officials and security forces inside polling stations. But a preliminary report from the Arab Democracy Foundation says those irregularities did not affect the election.

Aziz says that if his opponents have any complaints about the vote, they should go to the Interior Minister and the nation's Constitutional Council.

This is a big win for Aziz as Boulkheir and Daddah had pledged to support each other in a potential run-off against him.

 

1 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。

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 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

5 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

6 electorate   

n.全体选民；选区

参考例句：

• The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
• He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。

7 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

8 coups   

n.意外而成功的行动( coup的名词复数 )；政变；努力办到难办的事

参考例句：

• China has seen many political coups within the ruling class. 中国统治阶级内部发生过很多政变。 来自互联网
• Thailand has had eighteen coups or coup attendance since nineteen thirty-two. 泰国1932年以来有18次政变或参加政变。 来自互联网

9 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

10 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。

11 ballots   

n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 )；选举；选票；投票总数v.（使）投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。