国际英语资讯:Ukraine kicks off 2nd round of presidential election
<p><span word="KIEV">KIEV</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 21-- <span word="Ukrainians">Ukrainians</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</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="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Volodymyr">Volodymyr</span> <span word="Zelensky">Zelensky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Petro">Petro</span> <span word="Poroshenko">Poroshenko</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0500 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (1700 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>).</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span>. 199 <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> 29,900 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 130,000 <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="CEC">CEC</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> 2,700 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="from">from</span> 21 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> 20 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 31, <span word="Zelensky">Zelensky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Poroshenko">Poroshenko</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> 30.24 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 15.95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CEC">CEC</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="June">June</span> 3.</p>
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