国际英语资讯:Portuguese PM Costas party leads in election: exit polls
<p><span word="LISBON">LISBON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 6-- <span word="Exit">Exit</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Socialist">Socialist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PS">PS</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> 36 <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="PSD">PSD</span>) <span word="might">might</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="between">between</span> 24.2 <span word="and">and</span> 28.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bloco">Bloco</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Esquerda">Esquerda</span> (<span word="Left">Left</span> <span word="Block">Block</span>), <span word="between">between</span> 8.9 <span word="and">and</span> 11.9 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecologist">ecologist</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>), <span word="between">between</span> 4.7 <span word="and">and</span> 7.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="between">between</span> 47.5 <span word="and">and</span> 51.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portuguese">Portuguese</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>: <span word="about">about</span> 10.8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emigration">emigration</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="PS">PS</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span>.</p><p><span word="Maria">Maria</span> <span word="Gabriela">Gabriela</span> <span word="Ribeiro">Ribeiro</span>, 58, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lisbon">Lisbon</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="thumbs">thumbs</span> <span word="up">up</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="equity">equity</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p>
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