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コンゴ、民主的選挙を実施
アフリカのコンゴで7月30日、45年以上ぶりとなる複数政党が参加した選挙が行なわれた。
Congo election peaceful ... for now
BUKAVU (AP) — Millions of voters took part in the Democratic Republic of Congo's first multiparty vote in more than 45 years July 30
Polling day in this war-torn country was orderly and peaceful, much to the delight of the international community, which spent $432 million (¥49 billion) on the polls and put $6 billion (¥687 billion) into Congo since 2002.
But after Congo's 25.7 million voters have voted, it remains to be seen whether their leaders will listen, and there are fears of a dangerous split between the vast African country's eastern and western regions.
Official results are not expected until Aug. 29, but early indications are that incumbent 35-year-old Joseph Kabila is leading
Across the east, Kabila is credited with ending the bloodshed that cost the lives of 3.9 million people. He is heading for a landslide victory there.
But in the west, he is being pushed hard by his strongest challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Bemba is the 44-year-old son of a wealthy businessman and former leader of a rebel militia. He has loyal troops and has threatened to "set the country ablaze" if he thinks the polls are rigged.
"This east-west divide can be scary," says a United Nations official on condition of anonymity. "The catastrophic scenario would be Kabila winning the election in the first round with big support in the east and little in the west. If that happens the west will blow."
- took part in 〜
- 〜に参加した
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- コンゴ民主共和国
- multiparty
- 複数政党による
- war-torn
- 戦争で引き裂かれた
- orderly
- 秩序正しい
- much to the delight of the international community
- 国際社会が大いに喜んだことに
- it remains to be seen whether 〜
- 〜かどうかはまだ分からない
- split
- 分裂
- are not expected until 〜
- 〜まで分からない
- early indications
- 初期の兆候
- incumbent
- 現職の
- is credited with 〜
- 〜で名誉を与えられた
- bloodshed
- 流血騒ぎ
- cost the lives of 〜
- 〜人もの自殺があった
- is being pushed hard
- 押されている
- militia
- 民兵
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- 忠実な
- set the country ablaze
- 国を燃やす
- are rigged
- 不正があった
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- 恐ろしい
- on condition of 〜
- 〜を条件に
- anonymity
- 匿名
- blow
- 荒れる