伊朗:拉里贾尼当选临时议长-英语课

时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻

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TEHRAN, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian legislators picked Ali Larijani as the interim 1 speaker of the new Majlis (parliament) on Sunday.

Out of 281 votes, Larijani was elected with 173 votes in favor. The other candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, who is a reformist politician, won 103 votes.
The interim speaker means the election of a chair temporarily until the lawmakers meet again to elect the final speaker for one year.
A vote for a long-term speaker is due to be held in the next few days, after the full house approves the credentials 2 of individual parliamentarians, as required by Iran's constitution, according to Press TV.
Larijani elected interim speaker of Iranian parliament
Larijani, who was an independent candidate and favored by the principlist faction 3 in the Majlis, was the speaker of the previous parliaments for several years.
In 2008, 2012 and 2016's parliamentary elections, Larijani won a seat from the religious city of Qom. In May 2008, Larijani became parliament speaker and was reelected for the post in the following years.
On Feb. 26. Iranians voted in parliamentary elections, while the results showed the gain of reformists although they could not seize the majority.
According to the Press TV, in February elections, reformists swept the polls, winning close to 42 percent of the ballots 4, followed by principlists with nearly 29 percent of the votes, and independents with 22.41 percent.
The remaining seats went to the religious minorities and candidates endorsed 5 by both reformists and principlists. The lawmakers in Iran are elected for four years.
On Sunday vote, which is expected to be repeated for the election of a speaker for one year, independent members were crucial in electing Larijani.
Iran's new Majlis opened on Saturday with top Iranian officials urging Majlis to play active roles in the domestic and international affairs.
Iran's Supreme 6 Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the incoming lawmakers to turn the parliament into a locus 7 to serve the country and a stronghold against the excessive demands of arrogant 8 powers.
On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also said that although Majlis and administration are different institutions, they are bound together in many areas when it comes to the interests of the country.
To tackle the problems of the society, "we are in need of interaction between the government and the Majlis, and we are committed to the laws passed by the parliament although they might be bitter in some areas," he said addressing the opening ceremony of the new parliament.

1 interim

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

2 credentials

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

3 faction

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

4 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 )

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》

5 endorsed

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品