Election analysts say President Hifikepunye Pohamba is poised to win a second, five-year term. His ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) is forecast to retain its two-thirds majority in parliament. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 27 Nove

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

It is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and that, according to a law established in 1845, makes it Election Day in America. Of course, many Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting. But many more will be lined up at poll

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 27 December 2007 Voting is under way in Mombasa, Kenya's second city and its main port. As Derek Kilner reports for VOA, the situation has been largely calm, despite delays in the opening of some polling stations. The normally

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Egypt's electoral commission announced the preliminary results of Sunday's parliamentary election, declaring the ruling National Democratic Party won 95 percent of the seats contested in the first round of voting. Opposition parties complained of wid

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By Deborah Block Washington 26 September 2007 Fifty years ago this week (Thursday, September 27th) the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed into law. It was the first of several civil rights acts over the next several decades to protect the right

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Voting is underway in Guinea-Bissau to choose a new president. It is a contest to succeed long-time leader Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed by mutinous troops four months ago. Voters in Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots in presidential elections

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Indonesians voted Thursday in legislative elections across the vast nation of islands. Results are not yet in, but opinion polls show President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party may be the big winner. Indonesian woman casts ballot at polli

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Greek Election Could Decide Future in Eurozone The Greeks are getting well practiced at this. For the second time in six weeks, Sunday morning in Athens involves a journey to the voting booth. Its mid morning and Papagou, a well-off suburb near the c

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New American Voters Learn Finer Points of Democracy At the United Cambodian Community, a civic organization in Long Beach, Cambodian immigrants are learning the finer points of American democracy. This is in part so they can become citizens. And vote

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Southern Sudanese officials say at least 30 people have died in clashes along the border with northern Sudan as the second day concluded in the region's week-long referendum on independence. Election officials say voter turnout was 20 percent on Sund

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50 Years Later African-Americans See New Voting Rights Battles Ahead 50年后非洲裔美国人看到新的投票权斗争 SELMA, ALABAMA Thousands of people will gather to mark the 50th anniversary of a historic civil rights march on March 7th in th

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Nigerian Election Officials Try to Minimize Fraud Each election cycle, Nigerian officials introduce new ways to ensure a clean vote. This year, everyone registered to cast a ballot will carry a government-issued permanent voters card (PVC) with biome

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: President Trump's Election Integrity Commission went to New Hampshire yesterday to hear from witnesses about voter attitudes and voter fraud. The panel's stated mission is to find ways to boost confidence in the integrity of

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've been talking a lot this campaign season about voter enthusiasm. More Americans say they are enthusiastic about voting in a midterm election than at any point in the last two decades. Even so, a majority of Americans likely

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The 2010 IMF reforms expanded the voting power of China, India, Russia and Brazil. Those who agreed to give up some voting share included the United States, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, though several European countries gave up the largest share. A

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This years Eurovision Song Contest has been won by a singer from Serbia with a powerful ballad about an estranged lover. But it was a disappointing night for the UK, whose team tied with France in joint second-last place. The Eurovision Song Contest

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By Sarah Simpson Lagos 14 April 2007 Nigerians voted for new state governors and legislators Saturday, but in a poor suburb of the commercial capital, Lagos, many people were doubtful that the election could bring any improvement to their lives. Sar

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By Jeff Swicord Dover, New Hampshire 15 November 2007 To New Hampshire Republicans, the state motto Live Free or Die speaks directly to their own political philosophy. They see themselves as the conservative guardians of individual liberty, small go

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Martin showed people all over the world the power of words, not fists. In 1964, Martin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This award is given almost every year to the person or group who has done something important in the cause of world peace. Marti

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As expected, David Shearer of the Labour Party, won the Mt Albert by-election yesterday. He received 63% of the vote. This was 12,615 votes. Melissa Lee of the National Party received only 3,426, the Green Party candidate received 2,418 while the ACT

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