国际英语资讯:EU member states vote in European Parliament elections
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 26-- <span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="Lithuania">Lithuania</span>, <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>, <span word="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> (<span word="EP">EP</span>).</p><p><span word="Citizens">Citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="member">member</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="over">over</span> 400 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> 751 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EP">EP</span> (<span word="MEPs">MEPs</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="GERMANY">GERMANY</span>'<span word="S">S</span> <span word="GREEN">GREEN</span> <span word="PARTY">PARTY</span> <span word="GAINING">GAINING</span> <span word="POPULARITY">POPULARITY</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 96 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EP">EP</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="cycles">cycles</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 41 <span word="German">German</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="from">from</span> 08:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0600 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="to">to</span> 06:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1600 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Eurosceptic">Eurosceptic</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span>. <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="of">of</span> 17 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Infratest">Infratest</span> <span word="Dimap">Dimap</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="humane">humane</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="migration">migration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p><p><span word="Lithuanian">Lithuanian</span> <span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="Parties">Parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Win">Win</span></p><p><span word="Polling">Polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0400 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="to">to</span> 8 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (1700 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 2.49 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p>
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