国际英语资讯:New Zealand election to be delayed to Oct. 17 due to COVID-19
<p><span word="WELLINGTON">WELLINGTON</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Jacinda">Jacinda</span> <span word="Ardern">Ardern</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 17, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 19 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="achievable">achievable</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="date">date</span>," <span word="Ardern">Ardern</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="freeing">freeing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Moving">Moving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivers">delivers</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealanders">Zealanders</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="unnecessarily">unnecessarily</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="delays">delays</span>, <span word="Ardern">Ardern</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="emergence">emergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="views">views</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="Continuously">Continuously</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minster">minster</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="Ardern">Ardern</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Advance">Advance</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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