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We have early results from the recent vote in the South Asian country of India. It looks like the nation's incumbent¹ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a landslide² victory. The country of 1.3 billion people started voting in seven stages in early April and the election wrapped up on May 19th. For Prime Minister Modi to stay in his job, his political party and its allies needed to win at least 272 seats in India's lower house of parliament.

Early results indicated the alliance had won 350. The leader of India's main opposition³ party has conceded defeat and Modi can expect another five year term as India's leader. Over the next few days, meetings will be held to further organize the government. Modi will be officially nominated along with other government leaders and he's likely to take the oath of office before the month is over. What challenges lie ahead? India's unemployment rate is more than 6 percent, that's the highest it's been in decades. There's also been a crisis in the country's farm industry. Farmers have been protesting for months in hopes of getting better prices for their crops and help from the government in an ongoing⁴ drought that's effected more than 40 percent of the country. Still, India's economy has continued growing. And in his victory speech, Prime Minister Modi dedicated⁵ the win to the people of India.

1 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。

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 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。