VOA标准英语2009年-Comoros Election Returns Show Ruling C

Preliminary returns from Sunday's elections in the Comoros indicate the president's ruling coalition¹ is heading for a landslide² victory that could extend his rule. But some opposition³ leaders say voting was marked by irregularities.

Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 21 December 2009

Ahmed Abdallah Sambi (file)
 
Official results from elections in the Indian Ocean archipelago will not be known until the Comoros constitutional court reviews them later this week.

But preliminary results indicate that the coalition of President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi is likely to control two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

The coalition won outright⁴ two out of parliament's 24 elected seats during the first round of voting two weeks ago.  And his coalition will name six out of nine other parliamentarians after winning a majority in local elections on the same day.

Each of Comoros's three islands nominate three members of parliament based on the local elections.  And the presidency⁵ rotates among the three as part of a power sharing accord.

The parliament is due to vote whether to accept or reject a constitutional referendum in which voters approved a measure to extend Mr. Sambi's four-year term to five years.  He is due to step down in May.

The chairman of the mayor's association of Grande Comoros, Mohammed Mchangama told VOA that overall voting was peaceful.

"There have been some minor⁶ incidents in the morning when the elections were starting, but it has been in very, very few places," he said.

But opposition leaders accused the government of doing little to prevent fraud and warned the country could plunge⁷ into chaos⁸ if there were any indications of vote rigging.

International observers said they were pleased with the orderliness of the balloting⁹, but added that they were concerned by what appears to have been a low voter turnout.

Mr. Sambi was elected in 2006 in the first-ever peaceful transfer of power in a country that has experienced 19 coups¹¹ and coup¹⁰ attempts since independence 34 years ago.

1 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。

2 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。

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 outright   

adv.坦率地；彻底地；立即；adj.无疑的；彻底的

参考例句：

• If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
• You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。

5 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

7 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

8 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

9 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

10 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。

11 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