2006年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Court Rejects Challenge to Electio
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By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
06 April 2006
Uganda's Supreme 1 Court has rejected an attempt by opposition 2 politician Kizza Besigye to challenge the results of the country's recent elections, won by incumbent 3 President Yoweri Museveni. A seven-member panel of judges admitted that there were irregularities in the February 23 polls, but four out of the seven said that those were not serious enough to nullify the results.
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Kizza Besigye
One of Besigye's lawyers, Sam Njuba, describes the court challenge.
"We are complaining about stuffing of ballot 4 boxes, [we are] complaining about bribery 5, we are complaining about even the court itself, the way it approaches this petition," he explained. "They [the panel] agreed that there was ballot stuffing, rigging. But they are saying the law is that it must be substantial to affect the results, and since we have not proved that substantial element, we lose."
Besigye, the head of the Forum 6 for Democratic Change party, ran against President Museveni. The president captured 59 percent of the vote, with Besigye garnering 7 37 percent.
Lawyer Njuba says he thinks as much as 34 percent of the population was prevented from voting because of electoral fraud such as rigging and bribery.
Yoweri Museveni
Museveni's party, commonly known as The Movement, dismisses Besigye's claims, calling the opposition politician a sore loser.
Movement spokesman Ofwono Opondo says he is pleased the judges found that Museveni did not commit illegal electoral practices, either personally or through his agents.
"We are happy that the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the results of the election. We call [on] our opponent [Besigye] to concede defeat and to implement 8 the manifesto 9 of the government," he said.
Museveni has been in power for about two decades.
Besigye, who also ran against Museveni in the 2001 elections, has had a rough campaign period.
The opposition politician returned to Uganda last October, after more than four years in exile, only to be arrested the following month and charged with rape 10 and treason in High Court and terrorism and illegal possession of firearms in military court. He was jailed throughout most of the campaign period.
Besigye was cleared of rape, and is currently on trial in High Court on treason charges.
It is widely believed that the charges were politically motivated, designed to prevent Besigye from campaigning fully 11 and to ruin his reputation, charges the ruling party denies.
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- 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。
- 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。
- The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
- The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
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- Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
- The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
- I was involved in the preparation of Labour's manifesto.我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。
- His manifesto promised measures to protect them.他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。