国际英语资讯:Iranians vote for president in high turnout
<p><span word="TEHRAN">TEHRAN</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 19-- <span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iranians">Iranians</span> <span word="lined">lined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0330 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Ayatollah">Ayatollah</span> <span word="Ali">Ali</span> <span word="Khamenei">Khamenei</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="box">box</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="until">until</span> 24:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1930 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="Khamenei">Khamenei</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Iranians">Iranians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actively">actively</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="republic">republic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="Khamenei">Khamenei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 56 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Iranians">Iranians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 60,000 <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 21, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,636 <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="principalists">principalists</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="centrists">centrists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reformist">reformist</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reformist">reformist</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Eshaq">Eshaq</span> <span word="Jahangiri">Jahangiri</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Hassan">Hassan</span> <span word="Rouhani">Rouhani</span>, <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Rouhani">Rouhani</span>.</p><p><span word="Tehran">Tehran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Mohammad">Mohammad</span> <span word="Baqer">Baqer</span> <span word="Qalibaf">Qalibaf</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="Raisi">Raisi</span>.</p>
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