国际英语资讯:Bolivias electoral court to resume presidential ballot count
<p><span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="PAZ">PAZ</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 21-- <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span> (<span word="TSE">TSE</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="midday">midday</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="closely">closely</span>-<span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Evo">Evo</span> <span word="Morales">Morales</span>, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 15.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> 83 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="counted">counted</span>, <span word="Morales">Morales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Movement">Movement</span> <span word="Towards">Towards</span> <span word="Socialism">Socialism</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> 45 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 38 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>, <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="Mesa">Mesa</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Citizen">Citizen</span> <span word="Community">Community</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="outright">outright</span>, <span word="Bolivian">Bolivian</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="rival">rival</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="distributed">distributed</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>.</p><p><span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> 16 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tabulate">tabulate</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Morales">Morales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mesa">Mesa</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Bolivians">Bolivians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Morales">Morales</span>' <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 130 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deputies">Deputies</span>, 36 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020-2025 <span word="period">period</span>.</p>
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