国际英语资讯:2nd LD: Masisi declared winner of Botswanas general election
<p><span word="GABORONE">GABORONE</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 25-- <span word="Incumbent">Incumbent</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mokgweetsi">Mokgweetsi</span> <span word="Masisi">Masisi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="garnered">garnered</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 57 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="and">and</span> 490 <span word="councilors">councilors</span> <span word="countrywide">countrywide</span>.</p><p><span word="Terrence">Terrence</span> <span word="Rannowane">Rannowane</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="BDP">BDP</span>) <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Doctor">Doctor</span> <span word="Mokgweetsi">Mokgweetsi</span> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Keabetswe">Keabetswe</span> <span word="Masisi">Masisi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>," <span word="Rannowane">Rannowane</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Masisi">Masisi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="BDP">BDP</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> 29 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 924,000 <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> 57 <span word="constituencies">constituencies</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Duma">Duma</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Umbrella">Umbrella</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Change">Change</span>, <span word="Ndaba">Ndaba</span> <span word="Gaolathe">Gaolathe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Progressives">Progressives</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Biggie">Biggie</span> <span word="Butale">Butale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="Patriotic">Patriotic</span> <span word="Front">Front</span>.</p>
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