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Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition boycott

时间：2012-09-25 01:55:24

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 Belarus holds parliamentary elections despite opposition1 boycott2

MINSK, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Belarus held its parliamentary elections on Sunday without the participation3 of main opposition parties, and the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) declared the elections valid4 with voter turnout reaching 50 percent in the afternoon.

The two major opposition parties in the country -- the People's Front and the United Civil Party -- boycotted5 the Sunday vote, citing detentions6 of political activists7 and alleged8 election fraud.
The Belarusian parliament's lower chamber9, the House of Representatives, has 110 seats to be filled -- each representing one constituency in the country. On average, there are almost three candidates competing for every seat on offer.
Some 26 percent of registered voters took part in early voting of the parliamentary elections in the past five days, CEC Secretary Nikolai Lozovik said.
The elections were monitored by 762 foreign observers, mainly from the Commonwealth10 of Independent States (CIS) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights under the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The head of the CIS monitoring mission, Sergei Lebedev, said that the elections were held democratically.
"We suppose that the elections in Belarus were and are held quite democratically and openly. Besides, the course of the elections complies with national electoral legislation in Belarus, " he said.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the election process can be called faultless.
"I would like to reiterate11: we are conducting elections today not for the West. The main hero at the elections in this country is the Belarusian people," said Lukashenko when asked about possible Western reactions toward the vote.

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1 opposition eIUxU     
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 boycott EW3zC     
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 participation KS9zu     
n.参与，参加，分享
参考例句：
  • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
  • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
4 valid eiCwm     
adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的
参考例句：
  • His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
  • Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？
5 boycotted 6c96ed45faa5f8d73cbb35ff299d9ccc     
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。
6 detentions 2d4769435811f286b7e2f522d8538716     
拘留( detention的名词复数 )； 扣押； 监禁； 放学后留校
参考例句：
  • Teachers may assign detention tasks as they wish and some detentions have been actually dangerous. 老师可能随心所欲指派关禁闭的形式，有些禁闭事实上很危险。
  • Intimidation, beatings and administrative detentions are often enough to prevent them from trying again. 恐吓，拷打和行政拘留足以阻止请愿者二次进京的脚步。
7 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
9 chamber wnky9     
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
10 commonwealth XXzyp     
n.共和国，联邦，共同体
参考例句：
  • He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  • Most of the members of the Commonwealth are nonwhite.英联邦的许多成员国不是白人国家。
11 reiterate oVMxq     
v.重申，反复地说
参考例句：
  • Let me reiterate that we have absolutely no plans to increase taxation.让我再一次重申我们绝对没有增税的计划。
  • I must reiterate that our position on this issue is very clear.我必须重申我们对这一项议题的立场很清楚。

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