Mugabe Party Wins Most Seats in Zimbabwe Elections
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：世界各地新闻集锦
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The 15-member Southern Africa Development Community on Friday declared Zimbabwe's elections free and peaceful.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has taken well over 50-percent of the parliamentary seats in the general elections.
While the official numbers are not in, a spokesperson for the party says they've managed to secure a majority of the 210 parliamentary seats up for grabs.
This comes as those opposed to Mugabe's rule continue to complain about Wednesday's vote.
"ZANU-PF has rigged for a long time, now we cannot take it any more. We cannot take it anymore. The youths are suffering, the old are suffering. There is so much apathy 1 and everything and we cannot take it anymore."
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition 2 candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has already dismissed the election as a sham 3.
Although the election has been widely endorsed 4 by international observers as peaceful, including South African President Jacob Zuma, others don't agree.
The largest group of domestic observers, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, says voting on Wednesday was compromised.
The group claims up to a million eligible 5 voters may have been prevented from casting their ballots 6.
About 6.4 million Zimbabweans were registered to vote in Wednesday's general elections.
Final results are expected later on this Friday.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party has taken well over 50-percent of the parliamentary seats in the general elections.
While the official numbers are not in, a spokesperson for the party says they've managed to secure a majority of the 210 parliamentary seats up for grabs.
This comes as those opposed to Mugabe's rule continue to complain about Wednesday's vote.
"ZANU-PF has rigged for a long time, now we cannot take it any more. We cannot take it anymore. The youths are suffering, the old are suffering. There is so much apathy 1 and everything and we cannot take it anymore."
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister and opposition 2 candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has already dismissed the election as a sham 3.
Although the election has been widely endorsed 4 by international observers as peaceful, including South African President Jacob Zuma, others don't agree.
The largest group of domestic observers, the Zimbabwe Election Support Network, says voting on Wednesday was compromised.
The group claims up to a million eligible 5 voters may have been prevented from casting their ballots 6.
About 6.4 million Zimbabweans were registered to vote in Wednesday's general elections.
Final results are expected later on this Friday.
1 apathy
n.漠不关心，无动于衷；冷淡
- He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
- She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。
2 opposition
n.反对，敌对
- 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。
3 sham
n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)
- They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
- His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。
4 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
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》