国际英语资讯:Political stalemate in Kenya enters defining moment
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 12-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="standoff">standoff</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dicey">dicey</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26.</p><p><span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Jubilee">Jubilee</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="completion">completion</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>.</p><p><span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26 <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 90 <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rejoinder">rejoinder</span>, <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</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="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="participates">participates</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reaffirmed">reaffirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fringe">fringe</span> <span word="contestants">contestants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 8 <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contestants">contestants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="NASA">NASA</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26 <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="resurrect">resurrect</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Elections">Elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 26 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gladys">Gladys</span> <span word="Wanga">Wanga</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span>.</p>
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