国际英语资讯:S. African political parties urged to refrain from causing disunity ahead of elections
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 19-- <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="disunity">disunity</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="embark">embark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="Parliamentary">Parliamentary</span> <span word="Inscriptions">Inscriptions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="inscriptions">inscriptions</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="openness">openness</span>, <span word="fairness">fairness</span>, <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span>, <span word="unity">unity</span>, <span word="accountability">accountability</span>, <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="governance">governance</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="articulated">articulated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>," <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="inscribed">inscribed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 8. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> 6<span word="th">th</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="near">near</span>, <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inflammatory">inflammatory</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="ANC">ANC</span>) <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smear">smear</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="contending">contending</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apartheid">apartheid</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ANC">ANC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="eroded">eroded</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Fighters">Fighters</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>.</p>
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