美国声称津巴布韦总统投票选举违规

 　　WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday claimed "substantial electoral irregularities" in Zimbabwe's presidential poll, urging regional blocs¹ to address the concerns expressed.

　　"In light of substantial electoral irregularities reported by domestic and regional observers, the United States does not believe that the results announced today represent a credible² expression of the will of the Zimbabwean people," he said in a written statement.

　　"Though the United States was restricted from monitoring these elections, the balance of evidence indicates that today's announcement was the culmination³ of a deeply flawed process," he said, citing what he called irregularities in the provision and composition of the voters roll, and unequal access to state media by the parties.

　　He called on the Southern African Development Community and the African Union to address the concerns raised about the electoral process. "We further call on all parties to refrain from violence during this period," he added.

　　Zimbabwe's incumbent⁴ president Robert Mugabe, 89, was announced the winner by garnering⁵ 61.09 percent of the votes. He will start another five-year term in office, extending his 33-year rule since the country's independence in 1980.

　　Defense⁶ Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, a senior member of Mugabe' s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party, said the vote was "free, fair, peaceful and credible" that reflected the will of most Zimbabweans.

　　Morgan Tsvangirai, prime minister of the coalition⁷ government and Mugabe's closest rival in the poll, won 33.69 percent of the votes. He refused to accept the results and vowed⁸ to challenge them by all legal means on the grounds that the elections were fraudulent.

　　The United States imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe after most white farmers lost their land mainly to formerly⁹ disadvantaged blacks in the South African nation's land reform in 2000, and after the general elections the same year were allegedly rigged.

1 blocs   

n.集团，联盟( bloc的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句

2 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

3 culmination   

n.顶点；最高潮

参考例句：

• The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
• It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。

4 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

5 garnering   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• And at the forefront was Bryant, garnering nothing but praise from his coaches and teammates. 而站在最前沿的就是科比，他也因此获得了教练和队友的赞美。 来自互联网

6 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。

7 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。

8 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。

9 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。