国际英语资讯:Rwanda electoral commission urges voters to refrain from election violence
<p><span word="KIGALI">KIGALI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 3-- <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="NEC">NEC</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electorate">electorate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Rwandans">Rwandans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span>, <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Kagame">Kagame</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="Rwandan">Rwandan</span> <span word="Patriotic">Patriotic</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> (<span word="RPF">RPF</span>), <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Habineza">Habineza</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> (<span word="DGPR">DGPR</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philippe">Philippe</span> <span word="Mpayimana">Mpayimana</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Rwandans">Rwandans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>, <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tolerant">tolerant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="views">views</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electorates">electorates</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="properties">properties</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kalisa">Kalisa</span> <span word="Mbanda">Mbanda</span>, <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NEC">NEC</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attire">attire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Voters">Voters</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Voting">Voting</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="from">from</span> 7 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="to">to</span> 3 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NEC">NEC</span>, <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Munyaneza">Munyaneza</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preliminary">preliminary</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span>.</p><p><span word="Rwandans">Rwandans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diaspora">diaspora</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Burundi">Burundi</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="Munyaneza">Munyaneza</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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