国际英语资讯:Bolivian president vows to accept election results
<p><span word="LA">LA</span> <span word="PAZ">PAZ</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="Bolivian">Bolivian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Evo">Evo</span> <span word="Morales">Morales</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</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="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Tribunal">Tribunal</span> (<span word="TSE">TSE</span>) <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Morales">Morales</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reelection">reelection</span>, <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</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="votes">votes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</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="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="results">results</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>," <span word="Morales">Morales</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="nice">nice</span>," <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span>.</p><p><span word="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> 83 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</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="MAS">MAS</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="runner">runner</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</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="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Citizen">Citizen</span> <span word="Community">Community</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span>.</p><p><span word="Mesa">Mesa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="election">election</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="States">States</span> (<span word="OAS">OAS</span>) <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fray">fray</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispel">dispel</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span>.</p>
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