国际英语资讯:European Parliament election in Ireland ends smoothly
<p><span word="DUBLIN">DUBLIN</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 24-- <span word="Voting">Voting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="disruptions">disruptions</span>.</p><p><span word="Counting">Counting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span>, <span word="South">South</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Midlands">Midlands</span>-<span word="North">North</span>-<span word="West">West</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="commence">commence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="centres">centres</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Cork">Cork</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Castlebar">Castlebar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>.</p><p><span word="Announcement">Announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="embargoed">embargoed</span> <span word="until">until</span> 10 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constituency">constituency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="between">between</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Midlands">Midlands</span>-<span word="North">North</span>-<span word="West">West</span> <span word="ranged">ranged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8-9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cavan">Cavan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="to">to</span> 53-55 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sligo">Sligo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constituency">constituency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="ranged">ranged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6-17.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Limerick">Limerick</span> <span word="to">to</span> 42-56 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wexford">Wexford</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 59 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="contesting">contesting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 751-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contestants">contestants</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p><span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>, 11 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p>
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