国际英语资讯:UN chief calls for violence-free environment for DRC elections
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 28-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DRC">DRC</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span>, <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="Electorale">Electorale</span> <span word="Nationale">Nationale</span> <span word="Independante">Independante</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="peacefully">peacefully</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consolidation">consolidation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="refraining">refraining</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="provocation">provocation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reiterating">reiterating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="overdue">overdue</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31, 2016 <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Kabila">Kabila</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expired">expired</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="within">within</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span>, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span>, <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 23, 2018.</p>
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